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
Mr. Barnes uses his neatly attired Englishness as camouflage for narrative experimentation and legerdemain.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 16, 2026
His mother later married a British officer and the family relocated to England, where young Stoppard took his stepfather’s surname and “put on Englishness like a coat,” he later said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 29, 2025
“Rigor and extravagance, strength in delicacy, Englishness with an Italian accent,” the show notes read.
From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024
Vell, I am not so good on der Englishness of it, but dis is vot it means.
From The Newsboy Partners Or Who Was Dick Box? by Frank V. Webster
