towninessn.

Brit.

/ˈtaʊnɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈtaʊninᵻs/

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

Etymology: < towny adj. + -ness suffix.

colloquial.

The fact of having characteristics associated with a town or town dwellers; the qualities of a town; townie character.

ΘΚΠ

society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > urban character or life

urbanityc1550

townliness1819

towniness1862

urbanism1884

1862 Illustr. Times 22 Nov. 489/3 A young man and a swell does not, because he goes to the seaside, necessarily forget his youth and swelldom, but he modifies all his towniness immensely.

1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel II. 153 Mrs. Turchill was so delighted with Torquay in its increased towniness and shoppiness.

1901 F. W. Lawrence Heart of Empire ii. 73 There are thus two ideas of towniness: one represented by the number of persons to the acre, and the other by the distance in time and space of the centre from the outer limits of the suburbs.

1977 Spectator 9 July 28/2 The civilised towniness of Islington.

2003 Mirror (Nexis) 7 June 6 Ever since I moved to the countryside, I've been trying to cover for my innate towniness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	towniness
释义	towninessn. Brit. /ˈtaʊnɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈtaʊninᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: towny adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < towny adj. + -ness suffix. colloquial. The fact of having characteristics associated with a town or town dwellers; the qualities of a town; townie character. ΘΚΠ society > inhabiting and dwelling > inhabited place > district in relation to human occupation > town as opposed to country > [noun] > urban character or life urbanityc1550 townliness1819 towniness1862 urbanism1884 1862 Illustr. Times 22 Nov. 489/3 A young man and a swell does not, because he goes to the seaside, necessarily forget his youth and swelldom, but he modifies all his towniness immensely. 1881 M. E. Braddon Asphodel II. 153 Mrs. Turchill was so delighted with Torquay in its increased towniness and shoppiness. 1901 F. W. Lawrence Heart of Empire ii. 73 There are thus two ideas of towniness: one represented by the number of persons to the acre, and the other by the distance in time and space of the centre from the outer limits of the suburbs. 1977 Spectator 9 July 28/2 The civilised towniness of Islington. 2003 Mirror (Nexis) 7 June 6 Ever since I moved to the countryside, I've been trying to cover for my innate towniness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1862
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