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Brontësque

Brontësque adjective: reminiscent of the style of any or all of the Brontë sisters, English writers of the 1840s and 1850s.

Adjective

Brontësque (comparative more Brontësque, superlative most Brontësque)

  1. Reminiscent of the style of any or all of the Brontë sisters, English writers of the 1840s and 1850s.
    • All her utterances, where there is any feeling in them, no matter what, have a poignancy, a vibration which is Brontësque and nothing more. And this Brontësque quality is what the theorists have (like Madame Héger, and possibly Monsieur) neither allowed for nor understood.2019 November 29, May Sinclair, The Three Brontës: Unveiling the Literary Legacy of Britain's Beloved Sibling Writers, Good Press

Forms of Brontësque

comparativemore Brontësque
superlativemost Brontësque
alternative formBrontesque

Origin of Brontësque

From Brontë + -esque.

Questions about Brontësque

What does Brontësque mean?
Brontësque means reminiscent of the style of any or all of the Brontë sisters, English writers of the 1840s and 1850s.
What part of speech is Brontësque?
Brontësque is an adjective.

Words near Brontësque in the dictionary

  1. brontotheriids
  2. Bronté
  3. Brontë
  4. Brontëan
  5. Brontës
  6. Brontësque
  7. Bronwen
  8. Bronwydd Arms
  9. Bronwyn
  10. Bronx
  11. Bronx Bombers

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