westerlinessn.
/ˈwɛstəlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈwɛstərlinᵻs/ The condition or quality of being westerly.
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the world > the earth > direction > cardinal points > West > [noun] > state
occidentality1647
westness1889
westerliness1927
1730 N. Bailey et al. Dictionarium Britannicum Westerliness, the being or being seated towards the west.
1896 Public Opinion 29 Oct. 558/1 It can hardly be argued..that wildness always goes with westerliness.
1927 J. Adams Errors in School 222 Each of them has acquired an absolute quality; Edinburgh of easterliness and Liverpool of westerliness.
1997 Herald (Glasgow) (Nexis) 10 Mar. 26 Spain's Cap Finisterre and Portugal's Cap De Roca flaunt their westerliness to great effect.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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