belongingness

American  

[bih-lawng-ing-nis, -long-] / bɪˈlɔŋ ɪŋ nɪs, -ˈlɒŋ- /

noun

1. the quality or state of being an essential or important part of something.

   The company has developed social programs to give employees a sense of belongingness.

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Etymology

Origin of belongingness

First recorded in 1930–35; belonging + -ness

Example Sentences

It also asked about "school climate" or the feeling of safety, belongingness and adult support.

From Salon • Apr. 14, 2023

First, the survivors addressed physiological imperatives such as hunger, then security, then cemented the bonds of belongingness.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 4, 2021

Thinking about valued television programs appears to yield the experience of belongingness.

From Time • Jul. 8, 2015

The measure of belongingness was based on how much students felt they fit in to the student body, were liked by their schoolmates, and felt that they had friends in school.

From Slate • Feb. 11, 2014

She was more delighted than she knew because she felt so complete a sense of belongingness; as if she were indeed made of the very dust of Tideshead, and were a part of it.

From Betty Leicester A Story For Girls by Jewett, Sarah Orne