English
adjective
of, relating to, or characteristic of England or its inhabitants, institutions, etc.
Englishness
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a word derived from
English.
Example Sentences
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Badenoch took issue with Matt Goodwin's stress on ethnicity as the key factor in defining Englishness.
From BBC ● Jun. 5, 2026
The war tied Englishness exclusively to the Federalist Party, which was on its last legs and about to disappear.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
“Rigor and extravagance, strength in delicacy, Englishness with an Italian accent,” the show notes read.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
The Englishness of the piece — evident in the use of ‘brilliant” in the title — was part of the work’s understated charm.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2023
Nor need the addition of stage Englishness in Mrs. Simons and her brother and Mary Ann, of stage Americanism in Captain John Harris and his nephew Lobster, spoil the broth.
From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by George Saintsbury
