Home › Words › E › englishhoodenglishhoodenglishhood means the quality or characteristic of being English.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, englishhood ranks #15,897 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom English + -hood.nounThe quality or characteristic of being English.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.englishness 88% match — The quality, state or characteristic of being English. vs englishhood →anglicity 80% match — The quality of being English. vs englishhood →englishish 79% match — Characteristic of English people or their language or culture. vs englishhood →englishry 77% match — Those people living in Ireland or in Wales who are of English descent (chiefly with definite article). vs englishhood →englishism 72% match — An expression or characteristic peculiar to the English language. vs englishhood →angloness 72% match — The quality of being Anglo. vs englishhood →englishmanly 69% match — Befitting an Englishman. vs englishhood →englishified 68% match — Made English; converted to the norms or habits of England. vs englishhood →