Dictionary

princessness en · NOUN

Etymology

From princess + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable) The quality of being a princess.
   • I was not flattered. I knew I was a princess and I did not need flattery to inflate my ego. My princessness was a subjective aspect of my persona; as Jesus was king of His heavenly kingdom, his subjective persona. 2008 March, Antonia Urduja Roberts, Schizo-Whispers: My Autobiography, Athena Press, →ISBN, page 181:
   • As her maid of honor (MOH), Lisa N. was a true champ. Using her Bridal Mode skills, she dealt perfectly with every piece of princessness thrown at her: hearing about the bleach-white horses, discussing the precise blend of rice to throw at the end of the wedding, and reviewing the ins and outs of their honeymoon plans at Disney’s Magic Kingdom. 2009 March, Liz Razin, “Stage II: Diagnosis”, in She's Gone Bridal!: A 9-Step Program for Dealing with Your Bride from Hell, Citadel Press, →ISBN, Bridal Case File #19: Lisa N., pages 40–41; republished United States, 2012:
   • Now among Jews the quintessential feature of Jewish princessness is material self-indulgence. 1986, Association for the Study of Jewish Languages, Jewish Language Review, volume 6, page 278:
   • And her job gave no allowances for princesses—work, work, and work. She’d become a nine-to-lifer. She’d either been robbed of her princessness, or she’d never really been one. 2001, Nicole Johnson, Keeping a Princess Heart: In a Not-So-Fairy-Tale World, Thomas Nelson (publisher), →ISBN, page 5; republished United Kingdom, 13 May 2007:
   • He visited all the beautiful castles and palaces that he could find, from the Welsh mountains to the Norfolk countryside, from the Northumbrian hills to the South Downs, and found hundreds of princesses, all wearing magnificent dresses and covered in dazzling jewels – but none of them seemed to have quite enough . . . well, quite enough princessness about them. 1995 October, Ian Penney, Ian Penney's Book of Fairy Tales, Harry N. Abrams, Inc., →ISBN, page 9:
   • “What are you doing?” Carly asked, looking around. “You don’t want to be in here. You’re way too much of a princess.” / “Remember how I grew up, Carly. I’ve earned my princessness.” 2017 January 23, Patricia Forsythe, The Husband She Can't Forget: A Clean Romance, Harlequin Enterprises, →ISBN:
   • But it wasn’t Michigan Avenue at all that made Erika conscious of the incongruity between her clear-headed intelligence and her princessness. 2010 October 21, Russell Joseph Geary, Erika, Xlibris, →ISBN, page 170:
   • Years later when I was the mother of a very artistic son, we would see Alice at the local grocery store, resplendent in white fur from head to toe—a vision of Russian princessness! 2005, University of Calgary. Faculty of Education, My Most Memorable Teacher: 100 Alberta Stories for 100 Years, Red Deer Press, →ISBN, page 107:
   • “[…] When I deal with them, on cases or in the courtroom, I can see that they may be Jewish Princesses. But they use that quality professionally and make it work.” How does one use princessness on the job? Easy, the lawyer said. “They’re used to having their own way and they never entertain the thought of failure. With that attitude, they know they’ll get ahead.” 1975, Leslie Tonner, Nothing But the Best: The Luck of the Jewish Princess, Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, →ISBN, page 144: