Americanness

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UK/əˈmɛɹɪkənnəs/US/əˈmɛɹəkənəs/

noun

The quality or characteristic of being American.

Similar
Americanity
OriginEnglish American ← New Latin America ← Italian Amerigo →
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Meanings

nounAmericanness (usually uncountable, plural Americannesses)

plural Americannesses · alternative rare Americaness

  1. uncountableusuallyThe quality or characteristic of being American.

    “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.”

    2018 June 15, Harmeet Kaur, “FYI: English isn’t the official language of the United States”, in CNN

    Synonyms: Americanity

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe quality or characteristic of being American.

Similar
Americanity
Also see
americanity

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃emh₃-
  2. Proto-Germanic*amalą
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃reǵ-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs
  5. Proto-Celtic*rīxs
  6. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  7. Proto-Germanic*Amalarīks
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱey-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóymos
  10. Proto-Indo-European*teḱ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*tḱéytibf.
  12. Proto-Indo-European*tḱey-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*tḱóymos
  14. Proto-Germanic*haimaz
  15. Proto-Germanic*rīks
  16. Proto-Germanic*Haimarīksder.?
  17. ItalianAmerigo
  18. New LatinAmerica
  19. EnglishAmerica
  20. EnglishAmerican
  21. EnglishAmericanness

From American + -ness.

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Translations

Bengali মার্কিনিয়ানা
  • মার্কিনিয়ানা (markiniẏana)quality of being American
Danish amerikanskhed
  • amerikanskhedquality of being American
Dutch Amerikaansheid
  • Amerikaansheidquality of being American
Finnish amerikkalaisuus
  • amerikkalaisuusquality of being American
French américanité
  • américanitéquality of being American
German Amerikanertum
  • Amerikanertumquality of being American
Italian americanità
  • americanitàquality of being American
Japanese アメリカらしさ
  • アメリカらしさ (amerika-rashisa)quality of being American
Latvian amerikānisms
  • amerikānismsquality of being American
Malay keamerikaan
  • keamerikaanquality of being American
Polish amerykańskość
  • amerykańskośćquality of being American
Portuguese americanidade
  • americanidadequality of being American
Russian америка́нскость
  • америка́нскость (amerikánskostʹ)quality of being American
Spanish americanidad
  • americanidadquality of being American
Cite this entry
APA

Americanness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Americanness

MLA

“Americanness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Americanness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Americanness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Americanness.

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