Home › Words › W › westernnesswesternnesswesternness means the quality of being Western.EtymologyFrom Western + -ness.nounThe quality of being Western.e.g.“The rather philistine assertion of Eurocentrism and Westernness on the part of conservative educators […]” — 1993, Cameron McCarthy, Warren Crichlow, Race, identity, and representation in education, page 294:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.westernish 73% match — Characteristic of occidental countries or culture. vs westernness →western 70% match — Of, facing, situated in, or related to the west. vs westernness →westernism 70% match — Something that is characteristic of the western part of a region. vs westernness →eastness 68% match — The quality of being eastern. vs westernness →westerliness 67% match — Westerly position. vs westernness →occidentalism 65% match — The habits and attitudes of westerners. vs westernness →westernly 64% match — In or towards the west. vs westernness →easternness 63% match — the state or quality of being eastern vs westernness →