Anticeremoniousness

/ˌæntɪsərɪˈmoʊniəsnəs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being opposed to ceremony; the characteristic of lacking formal ritual or ceremonial procedures.

Etymology

Anticeremonious + -ness (noun suffix indicating state or quality). The -ness suffix nominalizes adjectives, creating abstract nouns. This term captures the essential quality of ceremonial opposition.

Kelly Says

The very existence of this word shows how language reflects social change—our ancestors needed no word for 'lack of ceremony' because ceremony was so universal that its absence was barely conceivable.

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