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un-Americanness

un-Americanness noun: the state or quality of being un-American.

Noun

un-Americanness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being un-American.
    • [Edward] Harrigan, who is best remembered for his turn-of-the-twentieth-century musical comedies with collaborator Tony Hart, went on to clarify that “if it isn't native, it isn't New York,” by way of explaining the un-Americanness presumably espoused by these new immigrants.2014, R. DesRochers, The New Humor in the Progressive Era, Springer, →ISBN

Origin of un-Americanness

From un-American + -ness.

Questions about un-Americanness

What does un-Americanness mean?
Un-Americanness means the state or quality of being un-American.
What part of speech is un-Americanness?
Un-Americanness is a noun.

Words near un-Americanness in the dictionary

  1. un-Americanising
  2. un-Americanize
  3. un-Americanized
  4. un-Americanizes
  5. un-Americanizing
  6. un-Americanness
  7. un-Aryan
  8. un-ate
  9. un-auntly
  10. un-Australian
  11. un-beatable

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