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southernness

southernness

6.6
The quality of being from the south, shown in accent, food, or climate
  • noun
  • /ˈsʌðərnəs/
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  • Through these new relationships, migrants re-established support networks and retained their sense of southernness.

Examples

  • Ayers believed that African-American migrants from the South, isolated in ghettos, continued to display these facets of southernness.

    Academic text (1994)

  • A measure of "southernness" was initially included in the analysis.

    Academic text (1990)

  • This may indicate the influence of southernness among Blacks who recently migrated from the South.

    Academic text (1994)

  • What Southernness I possess is a maternal inheritance, the result of those summer visits to Oxford.

    Academic text (1999)

  • Gastil used the term "southernness" to help identify the persistence of southern culture in transplanted members of that society who moved to other regions.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Southernness is a subculture (Tindall) and an ethnic group (Reed).

    Academic text (2014)

  • These two cases display some aspects of southernness—that is, they reflect a heightened degree of honor.

    Academic text (1994)

  • Many people appreciate the unique flavor of southernness in the cuisine of Louisiana.

  • Her southernness is evident in her love for sweet tea and magnolia trees.

  • The festival celebrates the southernness of this region with music, food, and local traditions.

Synonyms

meridionality
vssouthernness
9.9

How much a place or current points toward the south

is about being located in the south or having characteristics of the south

Antonyms

northernness
7.8

The quality that makes a place feel cold, remote, and open

How Southern

southernness
6.6

Surface Forms

southernness singular
southernnesses plural

Morphology

southernness = southern (transparent) = south + ern + ness

The noun is formed regularly from the adjective 'southern' with the productive nominalizing suffix '-ness', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Southernness comes from south and the ending -ness, where south means 'the southern part of a place' and -ness means 'quality', as in happiness. So southernness is the 'quality of being in the south', which helps explain warmer weather, local food, or a certain accent.