Home › Words › A › ainunessainunessainuness · noun — the quality of being Ainu.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, ainuness ranks #41,186 of 43,042 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Ainu + -ness.nounThe quality of being Ainu.e.g.“According to Japanese stereotypes, for the Ainu to become fully part of the Japanese nation they had to modernize, which was defined as losing their Ainuness and becoming Japanese.” — 2008, Kate Barclay, A Japanese Joint Venture in the Pacific, page 46:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.ainoid 75% match — Resembling the Ainu. vs ainuness →ainuic 67% match — Of or pertaining to the proposed Ainuic language family. vs ainuness →ainu 66% match — A member of the ethnic group indigenous to the northern Japanese island of Hokkaido. vs ainuness →aryanness 63% match — The quality of being Aryan. vs ainuness →amerindianness 61% match — The quality or state of being Amerindian. vs ainuness →alaskanness 59% match — The quality or characteristic of being Alaskan. vs ainuness →australianness 59% match — The state or quality of being Australian. vs ainuness →aunthood 58% match — The quality or state of being an aunt. vs ainuness →