Standard Lemma guide

Englishness

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈɪŋ(ɡ)lɪʃnəs/

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noun

Meaning 1

The quality, state or characteristic of being English.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English English Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English Englishness From English + -ness.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: ইংরেজিয়ানা (iṅrejiẏana) — being English
  • Bulgarian: английскост (anglíjskost) — being English
  • Danish: engelskhed — being English
  • Finnish: englantilaisuus — being English
  • French: anglicité — being English
  • Georgian: ინგლისურობა (inglisuroba) — being English
  • Georgian: ინგლისელობა (ingliseloba) — being English
  • Indonesian: keinggrisan — being English
  • Polish: angielszczyzna — being English
  • Portuguese: anglicidade — being English
  • Russian: англи́йскость (anglíjskostʹ) — being English
  • Swedish: engelskhet — being English
  • Turkish: İngilizlik — being English