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Byronesque

Byronesque adjective: reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.

Adjective

Byronesque (comparative more Byronesque, superlative most Byronesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.

Synonyms of Byronesque

Forms of Byronesque

comparativemore Byronesque
superlativemost Byronesque

Origin of Byronesque

From Byron + -esque. Piecewise doublet of Byronish.

Questions about Byronesque

What does Byronesque mean?
Byronesque means reminiscent of the works of George Gordon Byron, typified by gloomy Romantic themes and passionate, arrogant and self-destructive heroes.
What part of speech is Byronesque?
Byronesque is an adjective.

Words near Byronesque in the dictionary

  1. Byrock
  2. Byrom
  3. Byroms
  4. Byron
  5. Byron Bay
  6. Byronesque
  7. Byronian
  8. Byroniana
  9. Byronians
  10. Byronic
  11. Byronic hero

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