Austenian
UK/ɔːsˈtiːnɪ.ən/US/ɔsˈtɛni.ən/
Austenian adjective: of, relating to, or reminiscent of Jane Austen (1775–1817), English novelist noted for realism and biting social commentary.
Adjective
Austenian (comparative more Austenian, superlative most Austenian)
- Of, relating to, or reminiscent of Jane Austen (1775–1817), English novelist noted for realism and biting social commentary.
- Synonyms:
- Austenesque, Austenish, Jane Austen-esque, Jane Austenian, Jane Austenish, Miss Austenish
Noun
Austenian (plural Austenians)
- A fan or admirer of Jane Austen; someone who studies the works of Jane Austen.
- And in the sect—fairly large and yet unusually choice—of Austenians or Janites, there would probably be found partisans of the claim to primacy of almost every one of the novels.1894, George Saintsbury, Pride and Prejudice, London: George Allen, Preface, page ix
- This compilation is addressed to Austenians in general rather than to the fastidious collector, who is already provided for, on the grand scale, by Dr. Geoffrey Keynes’s Bibliography of 1929, with its wealth of detail and its precise facsimiles.1953, R[obert] W[illiam] Chapman, “Preface”, in Jane Austen: A Critical Bibliography, Oxford: At the Clarendon Press, page v
Synonyms of Austenian
- Austenesque
- Austenish
- Jane Austen-esque
- Jane Austenian
- Jane Austenish
- Miss Austenish
- Austenite
- Janeite
Forms of Austenian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Austenian |
| superlative | most Austenian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Austenians |
Origin of Austenian
From Austen + -ian.
Words that rhyme with Austenian
- Fenian
- Cyrenian
- Tyrrhenian
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- ruthenian
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- Beethovenian
- Commagenian
- Emesenian
- Ibsenian
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Questions about Austenian
- What does Austenian mean?
- Austenian means of, relating to, or reminiscent of Jane Austen (1775–1817), English novelist noted for realism and biting social commentary.
- What part of speech is Austenian?
- Austenian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Austenian?
- Austenian is pronounced /ɔːsˈtiːnɪ.ən/ (UK).
Words near Austenian in the dictionary
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