Nativeness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Nativeness \Na"tive*ness\, n.
     The quality or state of being native.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  nativeness
       n : the quality of belonging to or being connected with a
           certain place or region by virtue of birth or origin
           [ant: {foreignness}]