Frenchness

F4R1E1N1C3H4N1E1S1S1
/ˈfɹɛnt͡ʃnəs/

noun

The quality or characteristic of being French.

Scrabble 18

Meanings

nounFrenchness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe quality or characteristic of being French.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*frankô
  2. Proto-West Germanic*Frankō
  3. Proto-West Germanic*Frankisk
  4. Old EnglishFrencisċ
  5. Middle EnglishFrensch
  6. EnglishFrench
  7. EnglishFrenchness

From French + -ness.

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Translations

Bengali ফরাসিয়ানা
  • ফরাসিয়ানা (fôraśiẏana)being French
Bulgarian френскост
  • френскост (frenskost)being French
Danish franskhed
  • franskhedbeing French
Finnish ranskalaisuus
  • ranskalaisuusbeing French
French francité, françaiseté
  • francitébeing French
  • françaisetébeing French
German Französischsein
  • Französischseinbeing French
Italian francesità
  • francesitàbeing French
Polish francuszczyzna
  • francuszczyznabeing French
Portuguese francesidade
  • francesidadebeing French
Russian францу́зскость
  • францу́зскость (francúzskostʹ)being French
Turkish Fransızlık
  • Fransızlıkbeing French
Cite this entry
APA

Frenchness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frenchness

MLA

“Frenchness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frenchness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Frenchness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Frenchness.

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