classinessn.

Brit.

/ˈklɑːsɪnᵻs/,

/ˈklasɪnᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈklæsinᵻs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: classy adj., -ness suffix, class n., -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < classy adj. + -ness suffix. In sense 1 perhaps < class n. + -y suffix¹ + -ness suffix, but if so, perhaps punningly after classy adj.

colloquial.

1. The state or condition of belonging to or being representative of a particular social or economic class. rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > condition of belonging to a class

castehood1836

classiness1898

1898 G. B. Shaw Coll. Lett. 20 May II. 44 He is very strong on the Universality of good art, and the classiness of bad art.

1922 Public Opinion 24 Nov. 501/3 They will modify the undue ‘classiness’ of the [Labour] party.

2. High or superior class, esp. stylish sophistication.

ΘΚΠ

society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [noun] > state of being aristocratic

aristocraticalness1731

aristocraticness1877

classiness1927

poshness1931

upper-classness1950

U-ness1954

1927 E. T. Gundlach Old Sox on Trumpeting xvii. 267 Classiness, Old Sox, is made by putting classy verses in the right settings with high-class incense. Then and then only we reach the high class people.

1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Mar. 137/4 Mildred is beautiful, moronic, and obsessed with her dream world of ‘classiness’.

2000 Daily Tel. 6 July 27/3 The film High Society, in which Grace Kelly portrays the icy classiness of Tracy Lord.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	classiness
释义	classinessn. Brit. /ˈklɑːsɪnᵻs/, /ˈklasɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈklæsinᵻs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: classy adj., -ness suffix, class n., -y suffix¹. Etymology: < classy adj. + -ness suffix. In sense 1 perhaps < class n. + -y suffix¹ + -ness suffix, but if so, perhaps punningly after classy adj. colloquial. 1. The state or condition of belonging to or being representative of a particular social or economic class. rare. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > [noun] > condition of belonging to a class castehood1836 classiness1898 1898 G. B. Shaw Coll. Lett. 20 May II. 44 He is very strong on the Universality of good art, and the classiness of bad art. 1922 Public Opinion 24 Nov. 501/3 They will modify the undue ‘classiness’ of the [Labour] party. 2. High or superior class, esp. stylish sophistication. ΘΚΠ society > society and the community > social class > nobility > aristocracy or upper class > [noun] > state of being aristocratic aristocraticalness1731 aristocraticness1877 classiness1927 poshness1931 upper-classness1950 U-ness1954 1927 E. T. Gundlach Old Sox on Trumpeting xvii. 267 Classiness, Old Sox, is made by putting classy verses in the right settings with high-class incense. Then and then only we reach the high class people. 1958 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Mar. 137/4 Mildred is beautiful, moronic, and obsessed with her dream world of ‘classiness’. 2000 Daily Tel. 6 July 27/3 The film High Society, in which Grace Kelly portrays the icy classiness of Tracy Lord. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1898
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