Byronic
UK/baɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/
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Byronic adjective: of or pertaining to British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) or his writings.
Adjective
Byronic (comparative more Byronic, superlative most Byronic)
- Of or pertaining to British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) or his writings.
- You have your lovers - dusky beaus / Not made of the poetic stuff / That sports an Apollonian nose, / And wears a sleek Byronic cuff.1877, Henry Kendall, “Ode to a Black Gin”, in The Australian Town and Country Journal, page 24
- This 34 letter word [supercaliflawjalisticexpialadoshus] is not to be found in the dictionary. Perhaps that is because Noah [Webster] couldn’t take time off from Byronic English themes to think up such a conglammeration.1931 March 10, Helen Herman, “A-muse-ings”, in Syracuse Daily Orange, Syracuse, N.Y.: The Daily Orange Corporation [for the students of Syracuse University], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- Byronesque, Byronian, Byronish
Synonyms of Byronic
Forms of Byronic
| comparative | more Byronic |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Byronic |
Origin of Byronic
From Byron + -ic.
Words formed from Byronic
Phrases with Byronic
Words that rhyme with Byronic
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- demonic
- ionic
- laconic
- masonic
- mnemonic
- monic
- monophonic
- monotonic
- pythonic
- Teutonic
- catatonic
- colonic
- histrionic
- homophonic
- infrasonic
- moronic
- planktonic
- platonic
- polytonic
- sardonic
- Slavonic
- sonic
- supersonic
- syntonic
- ambisonic
- anionic
- aplatonic
- apophonic
- arachidonic
- autochthonic
- avionic
- bacterioplanktonic
- Bonnick
- bosonic
- breviconic
- bubonic
- carbonic
- chthonic
- clonic
- conic
- cryonic
- Decameronic
- diatonic
- eugonic
- euphonic
- eutonic
- glyconic
- hadronic
Questions about Byronic
- What does Byronic mean?
- Byronic means of or pertaining to British Romantic poet George Gordon Byron (1788–1824) or his writings.
- What part of speech is Byronic?
- Byronic is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Byronic?
- Byronic is pronounced /baɪˈɹɒn.ɪk/ (UK).
Words near Byronic in the dictionary
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