Englishism

English

Etymology

From English +‎ -ism.

Noun

Englishism (plural Englishisms)

1. 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

Synonyms

• Anglicism (more common spelling), anglicism

Hyponyms

• Anglicism, anglicism
• Briticism

See also

• Americanism
• Canadianism
• Australianism

References

• “Englishism”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.