westernnessn.

Brit.

/ˈwɛst(ə)nnəs/, U.S.

/ˈwɛstər(n)nəs/

Forms: also with capital initial.

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

Etymology: < western adj. + -ness suffix. Compare westness n.

The quality of being western or of having western characteristics; spec. the quality of belonging to a Western country or culture (cf. western adj. 4b), or having Western attitudes and ideas.

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the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of specific region > [noun] > western person > quality of

westernness1891

1891 Harper's Mag. Oct. 737/2 The novelty and the Westernness which it was the mission of the author to introduce into our public architecture.

1900 Rev. of Reviews 15 Dec. 556/1 Many foreigners live and trade in China without passports. They drop their Westernness and go about without fear.

1953 Ess. in Crit. 3 132 We become aware..in the work of Conrad of the co-existence of two ‘moralities’: that derived from a simple tradition of ‘Westernness’..and that derived from an awareness of the force..of ‘égoïsme’ in a decaying order.

1992 Time 6 July 80/2 The basis for doubts about Russia's long-term commitment to ‘Westernness’ lies..in the ambivalence about the West that still seems endemic to many Russians.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	westernness
释义	westernnessn. Brit. /ˈwɛst(ə)nnəs/, U.S. /ˈwɛstər(n)nəs/ Forms: also with capital initial. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: western adj., -ness suffix. Etymology: < western adj. + -ness suffix. Compare westness n. The quality of being western or of having western characteristics; spec. the quality of belonging to a Western country or culture (cf. western adj. 4b), or having Western attitudes and ideas. ΘΚΠ the world > people > nations > native or inhabitant of specific region > [noun] > western person > quality of westernness1891 1891 Harper's Mag. Oct. 737/2 The novelty and the Westernness which it was the mission of the author to introduce into our public architecture. 1900 Rev. of Reviews 15 Dec. 556/1 Many foreigners live and trade in China without passports. They drop their Westernness and go about without fear. 1953 Ess. in Crit. 3 132 We become aware..in the work of Conrad of the co-existence of two ‘moralities’: that derived from a simple tradition of ‘Westernness’..and that derived from an awareness of the force..of ‘égoïsme’ in a decaying order. 1992 Time 6 July 80/2 The basis for doubts about Russia's long-term commitment to ‘Westernness’ lies..in the ambivalence about the West that still seems endemic to many Russians. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1891
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