Italianness
- noun
- /ɪˈtæliənnɛs/
:
italianidad
- A 1945 Life Magazine spread on Prima suggests just how threatening his Italianness was at the time, particularly his incorporation of Italian lyrics into his songs.
Examples
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His love for traditional pasta dishes reflects his deep sense of Italianness.
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Gramsci needs to be read and studied, first and foremost, as a representative of the condition from which he was "educated" into Italianness.
Academic text (1995) -
Which is to say that Italianness, like any ethnicity or nationality, is fundamentally a hybrid form or a synthesis of migrations.
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By placing the Italians at the very beginnings of American history through their surrogate ancestor, the anniversary of the "discovery" of the New World served to legitimize their claims to Americanness at the same time that it allowed them to take pride in their Italianness.
Academic text (1992) -
Celebrating the festival with family and friends is part of what defines her Italianness.
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The art and architecture of Florence embody the essence of Italianness.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Italianness comes from Italian, which means 'from Italy', plus the ending -ness, which means 'the state of being'. So Italianness means the 'quality' or 'feeling' of being Italian, the culture, style, or spirit that makes someone or something feel Italian.
