literariness

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English

Etymology

literary +‎ -ness

Noun

literariness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being literary, either being a work of literature or knowledgable of literature.
    His literariness helped him understand the obscure references in the book.
    Its literariness kept the book in print for decades.