单词 | cityness |
释义 | > as lemmasˈcityness ˈcityness n. (also citiness) the state or condition of being a city; urban character or quality. ΚΠ 1641 L. F. Speedy Remedie againt Spirituall Incontinencie 55 An institutive Citinesse, or publicke republicke state. a1661 T. Fuller Worthies (1662) Devon 264 They take exception at the very Title thereof, Ecclesiastical Politie; as if unequally yoked; Church with some mixture of City-nesse. 1898 N. M. Butler Meaning of Educ. 33 The patrician Roman..sent his boy..to the great city of Rome itself in order to obtain urbanitas, city-ness. 1968 C. Glyn Heights & Depths vii. 96 She felt stifled by the sheer cityness of Chicago. 1998 Sunday Tasmanian (Nexis) 15 Nov. My mum was a city girl... She never lost her citiness. < as lemmas |
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