U-ness

noun

The state or quality of being U (characteristic of the upper classes, particularly in the use of language).

Opposite
non-U-ness
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Meanings

nounU-ness (uncountable)
  1. dateduncommonuncountableThe state or quality of being U (characteristic of the upper classes, particularly in the use of language).
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    But I do not think that this marks any contrast between the concepts of redness and U-ness. Even with the biconditional linking U-ness with Sloanes, it is possible to offer a contingent reading that expands the possibilities of error. It is possible to understand the biconditional so that what matters for U-ness at any world is what the Sloane Square set says in the actual world, not what it says at the world in question.

    1996, Philip Pettit, The Common Mind: An Essay on Psychology, Society, and Politics, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 207

    Antonyms: non-U-ness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being U (characteristic of the upper classes, particularly in the use of language).

Opposite
non-U-ness
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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