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Victorianness

Victorianness noun: the fact or quality of being Victorian.

Noun

Victorianness (uncountable)

  1. The fact or quality of being Victorian.
    • Nevertheless, his Victorianness, for want of a better word, means he feels duty bound to come the heavy father, from time to time, always with a histrionic overemphasis: ‘You just watch out for yourself, that's all.’1983, Angela Carter, “Sugar Daddy”, in Shaking a Leg, Vintage, published 2013, page 33

Origin of Victorianness

From Victorian + -ness.

Questions about Victorianness

What does Victorianness mean?
Victorianness means the fact or quality of being Victorian.
What part of speech is Victorianness?
Victorianness is a noun.

Words near Victorianness in the dictionary

  1. Victorianize
  2. Victorianized
  3. Victorianizes
  4. Victorianizing
  5. Victorianly
  6. Victorianness
  7. Victoriano
  8. Victorianos
  9. Victorians
  10. victoriapithecid
  11. victoriapithecids

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