Irishness
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5.9
- noun
- /ˈaɪrɪʃnəs/
:
irlandesidad
- Nonetheless, it is her discovery of her Irishness that prompts these considerations, signaling the interconnection of nationality, gender, parentage, education, and class.
Examples
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Two years ago, I spent a brief summer in France, struggling relentlessly with identity, Irishness, and womanness.
Fiction book (1991) -
Growing up in Dublin, she developed a strong sense of Irishness that shaped her identity.
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But ultimately, it is not only the matter of abortion or sovereignty, or "Irishness" per se, but also of money.
Academic text (1991) -
His priesthood, maybe, or even his Irishness.
Fiction book (2001) -
He was also made aware of their, and to a lesser extent, his own Irishness.
Fiction book (1999) -
That is Yeats's Irishness, and so is Yeats's audience.
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"Though overstated by its enemies, the WFM's 'Irishness' did have some basis in fact.
Academic text (1992) -
Identity for Irish women is a dual complex, defined by two political and cultural realities: "Irishness" and "Womanness."
Fiction book (1991) -
Despite her disinterest in nationalist discourse, however, Enright continues to revisit the usual sites of Irishness, particularly the historical past, collective memory, Catholicism, and the rhetoric of national pride.
Academic text (2018) -
When asked about the importance of Irishness to her work, Enright confirms Kiberd's suspicion, repeatedly replying that it is no longer a central concern for the writers of her generation (in Moloney and Thompson 61).
Academic text (2018)
Synonyms
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3.9
A person's culture, traditions, history, and family background from Ireland
How Irish
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Irishness comes from Irish plus the ending -ness, which makes a word that names the 'quality' or 'state' of being something. So, like kindness is the 'quality' of being kind, Irishness is the 'quality' or character of being Irish — the music, food, language and feelings that show someone or something is Irish.