westernnessn.
/ˈwɛst(ə)nnəs/, U.S. /ˈwɛstər(n)nəs/ The quality of being western or of having western characteristics; spec. the quality of belonging to a Western country or culture (cf. western adj. 4b), or having Western attitudes and ideas.
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westernness1891
1891 Harper's Mag. Oct. 737/2 The novelty and the Westernness which it was the mission of the author to introduce into our public architecture.
1900 Rev. of Reviews 15 Dec. 556/1 Many foreigners live and trade in China without passports. They drop their Westernness and go about without fear.
1953 Ess. in Crit. 3 132 We become aware..in the work of Conrad of the co-existence of two ‘moralities’: that derived from a simple tradition of ‘Westernness’..and that derived from an awareness of the force..of ‘égoïsme’ in a decaying order.
1992 Time 6 July 80/2 The basis for doubts about Russia's long-term commitment to ‘Westernness’ lies..in the ambivalence about the West that still seems endemic to many Russians.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2011; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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