Frenchness
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- noun
- /ˈfrɛnʧnəs/
- Islam was seen as a barrier to Frenchness—and in one way or another it still is today.
- associated with Frenchness
Examples
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Visitors to the café cannot help but admire the Frenchness reflected in the elegant architecture and the menu.
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There was much at stake behind the accusations of Frenchness.
Academic text (2014) -
However, in the third case, the diasporic perspective highlights the differences among Jews around the world; the French Jews' Frenchness becomes a given.
Academic text (1994) -
Salon culture, Rococo, and Frenchness were inseparably associated with each other.
Academic text (2014) -
In the first two cases, French Jews are compared to their compatriots in France; their "Frenchness" is essentially being scrutinized.
Academic text (1994) -
In light of the stereotypes associated with Frenchness, it is not surprising that in these texts it was usually France that symbolized the fashionable and superficial foreign world luring Hungarians.
Academic text (2014) -
Separated from their Frenchness, denied the Creole label, Cajuns were being pulled away from their Acadian ancestry; by the turn of the century, Cajuns/cadiens are a group symbolically discrete.
Academic text (1998) -
The festival celebrated the unique Frenchness of the region, showcasing its cuisine and music.
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Her clothing style perfectly captured the essence of Frenchness, blending tradition with modern flair.
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Frenchness comes from French plus the ending -ness, which makes a noun meaning 'the quality of being' something, like happiness or kindness. So, Frenchness means the 'quality of being French' in a person's style, culture, or identity.