Victorianness

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noun

The fact or quality of being Victorian.

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Meanings

nounVictorianness (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe 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

From Victorian + -ness.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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