non-U-ness

noun

The state or quality of being non-U.

Opposite
U-ness
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Meanings

nounnon-U-ness (uncountable)
  1. dateduncommonuncountableThe state or quality of being non-U.

    He's amiable and relaxed all right; but they couldn't have picked anybody, except Will Rogers who is dead, who more calmly embodies American Classlessness, and a triumphant and assured Californian Non-U-ness.

    1999, Nathaniel Burt, The Perennial Philadelphians: The Anatomy of an American Aristocracy, University of Pennsylvania Press, →ISBN, page 450

    Antonyms: U-ness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe state or quality of being non-U.

Opposite
U-ness

Origin

From non-U + -ness.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

“non-U-ness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-U-ness. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-U-ness,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-U-ness.

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