Englishism
English
Etymology
English + -ism
Noun
Englishism (plural Englishisms)
- An expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language.
- 1873, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature
- And this is the moment , when Englishism pure and simple , which with all its fine qualities managed always to make itself singularly unattractive , is losing that imperturbable faith in its untransformed self
- 1873, Matthew Arnold, On the Study of Celtic Literature
Synonyms
- anglicism
Hyponyms
- anglicism
- Briticism
See also
- Americanism
References
- Englishism in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913