Africaness
Africaness is the alternative spelling of Africanness.
Meaning of Africanness
Noun
Africanness (usually uncountable, plural Africannesses)
- The state or quality of being African.
- She wrestled with her own Africanness. I could see her pain and confusion but there was nothing I could do.2019, Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi, “Manchester Happened”, in Manchester Happened, Oneworld Publications (2020), page 73
Noun
Africaness (plural Africanesses)
- A female African.
- The table was elegant with glass, silver, and flowers ; the viands were the creation of one of those round, greasy Africanesses, who are born to the gridiron not less indubitably than a poet to the lyre1874 Holden with the Cords - Page 227 and 1875 The Young Englishwoman - Page 426 and 1876 Holden with the cords, by W.M.L. Jay - Page 167
Forms of Africaness
| plural | Africanesses |
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Origin of Africaness
From African + -ness.
Questions about Africaness
- What does Africaness mean?
- Africaness means a female African.
- What is Africaness the alternative spelling of?
- Africaness is the alternative spelling of Africanness.
- What part of speech is Africaness?
- Africaness is a noun.
- What is the plural of Africaness?
- The plural of Africaness is Africanesses.
Words near Africaness in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Africaness (page history and authors); Africanness (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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