English
Etymology
Proto-Indo-European *ḱey- Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *tḱóymos
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-dyé-
Proto-Indo-European *-tus English Americanness
From American + -ness.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /əˈmɛɹəkənəs/, /əˈmɛɹɪkənəs/
Noun
Americanness (usually uncountable, plural Americannesses)
- The quality or characteristic of being American.
2018 June 15, Harmeet Kaur, “FYI: English isn’t the official language of the United States”, in CNN[1]:“There is a political equation of Americanness with speaking English,” said Arias. “People who don’t speak English are just as American as those who do.”
Synonyms
Translations
quality of being American
See also