upper-classnessn.

Brit.

/ˌʌpəˈklɑːsnəs/,

/ˌʌpəˈklasnəs/, U.S.

/ˌəpərˈklæsnəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: upper class , -ness suffix.

Etymology: < upper class (see upper adj. 8b) + -ness suffix. Compare working-classness n. and earlier middle-classness n.

The fact or quality of being upper-class.

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

1950 Brit. Jrnl. Sociol. 1 279 The existing aristocracy depended for its upper-classness only in part on wealth or economic position.

1977 Oxf. Rev. Educ. 5 233 Upper-classness indeed depends on society's values; the upper class are the people who have the most of the things we value like income, power and prestige.

1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 27 May (Bk. World) 11 They..have been high society for two centuries. What Lydia didn't realize..was that his upper-classness is a burden he can't handle.

2004 Guardian 13 Apr. 19/5 They are definitely in that bracket of upper-classness where material differences between the posh and the superposh become very subtle, and the middle classes start to get confused.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	upper-classness
释义	upper-classnessn. Brit. /ˌʌpəˈklɑːsnəs/, /ˌʌpəˈklasnəs/, U.S. /ˌəpərˈklæsnəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: upper class , -ness suffix. Etymology: < upper class (see upper adj. 8b) + -ness suffix. Compare working-classness n. and earlier middle-classness n. The fact or quality of being upper-class. 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 1950 Brit. Jrnl. Sociol. 1 279 The existing aristocracy depended for its upper-classness only in part on wealth or economic position. 1977 Oxf. Rev. Educ. 5 233 Upper-classness indeed depends on society's values; the upper class are the people who have the most of the things we value like income, power and prestige. 1984 Washington Post (Nexis) 27 May (Bk. World) 11 They..have been high society for two centuries. What Lydia didn't realize..was that his upper-classness is a burden he can't handle. 2004 Guardian 13 Apr. 19/5 They are definitely in that bracket of upper-classness where material differences between the posh and the superposh become very subtle, and the middle classes start to get confused. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.1950
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