publicness

[ puhb-lik-nis ]
/ ˈpʌb lɪk nɪs /

noun

the quality or state of being public or being owned by the public.

Origin of publicness

First recorded in 1595–1605; public + -ness

Words nearby publicness

publication date, publicist, publicity, publicize, publicly, publicness, publish, publish or perish, publisher, publishing, publishing house

Example sentences from the Web for publicness

  • There was a formality and publicness about it that kind of weakened my nerve.

    Options |O. Henry

  • Were not his objections as to the publicness of the place, I asked him, as strong now as before?

    Clarissa, Volume 3 (of 9) |Samuel Richardson