literariness
/ˈlɪt̬.ə.rɛr.i.nəs/
noun
- The quality or character of being literary; the features that make a text belong to literature rather than ordinary writing.
- Critics often debate the literariness of genre fiction like science fiction.
- Her essay lacked literariness; it read more like a news report than a work of art.
- The literariness of the poem comes from its complex metaphors and rhythm.
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