Britishnessn.

Brit.

/ˈbrɪtᵻʃnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈbrɪdɪʃnᵻs/

Forms: see British adj. and n. and -ness suffix.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: British adj., -ness suffix.

Etymology: < British adj. + -ness suffix.

†1. Britons (Briton n. 1) collectively. Obsolete. rare.

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the world > people > ethnicities > Celtic people > [noun] > ancient Britons > conditions of

Britishness1682

1682 W. Richards Wallography 88 Primitive Brittishness was never acquainted with the habiliment of a Shirt.

2. The quality or state of being British or of embodying British characteristics.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Britain > state or quality of

Britishness1857

Britishism1879

British-hood1883

1857 Putnam's Monthly Mag. June 660 An intense Britishness, as it were, in his mind and method of observation and thought.

1872 W. C. Russell Perplexity III. iii. 46 His thorough Britishness.

1904 Daily Chron. 9 Sept. 3/2 As Napoleon pulverised ancient kingdoms..so Hazlitt hurled himself courageously at the solid mass of complacent Britishness.

2005 Independent 1 Nov. 7/1 Foreigners hoping to become British citizens will have to answer questions on everything from Geordie accents..to workers' rights and elections under a new test of ‘Britishness’.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	britishness
释义	Britishnessn. Brit. /ˈbrɪtᵻʃnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈbrɪdɪʃnᵻs/ Forms: see British adj. and n. and -ness suffix. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: British adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < British adj. + -ness suffix. †1. Britons (Briton n. 1) collectively. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > people > ethnicities > Celtic people > [noun] > ancient Britons > conditions of Britishness1682 1682 W. Richards Wallography 88 Primitive Brittishness was never acquainted with the habiliment of a Shirt. 2. The quality or state of being British or of embodying British characteristics. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of Europe > British nation > [noun] > native or inhabitant of Britain > state or quality of Britishness1857 Britishism1879 British-hood1883 1857 Putnam's Monthly Mag. June 660 An intense Britishness, as it were, in his mind and method of observation and thought. 1872 W. C. Russell Perplexity III. iii. 46 His thorough Britishness. 1904 Daily Chron. 9 Sept. 3/2 As Napoleon pulverised ancient kingdoms..so Hazlitt hurled himself courageously at the solid mass of complacent Britishness. 2005 Independent 1 Nov. 7/1 Foreigners hoping to become British citizens will have to answer questions on everything from Geordie accents..to workers' rights and elections under a new test of ‘Britishness’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1682
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