Elizabethan
Syllables: Eliz·a·beth·an/ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθ(ə)n/US/əˌlɪzəˈbiθ(ə)n/
Elizabethan adjective: pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland, from 1558 to 1603.
Adjective
Elizabethan (comparative more Elizabethan, superlative most Elizabethan)
- Pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland, from 1558 to 1603.
- This Elizabethan Era, and all its nobleness and blessedness, came without proclamation, preparation of ours. Priceless Shakspeare^([sic]) was the free gift of Nature; given altogether silently;—received altogether silently, as if it had been a thing of little account. And yet, very literally, it is...1840 May 12, Thomas Carlyle, “Lecture III. The Hero as Poet. Dante; Shakespeare.”, in On Heroes, Hero-Worship and The Heroic in History, London: Chapman and Hall, […], published 1840, →OCLC, page 95
- Although the potato actually has no exciting value, it was believed, in the seventeenth century, to possess definite aphrodisiac qualities, and is frequent mentioned in this respect in Elizabethan drama.1961, Harry E. Wedeck, Dictionary of Aphrodisiacs, New York: The Citadel Press, page 195
- Synonyms:
- Elizabethian
- Often preceded by new or second: pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom, from 1952 to 2022.
- Some people have expressed the hope that my reign may mark a new Elizabethan age. Frankly I do not myself feel at all like my great Tudor forbear, […] But there is at least one very significant resemblance between her age and mine. For her Kingdom, small though it may have been and poor by...1953 December 25, Elizabeth II, “Christmas Broadcast 1953”, in British Monarchy, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2022
- (The second Elizabethan era, that is. I’m not a maniac.)2015 September 9, Alexandra Petri, “I loved the Elizabethan era so much I decided to live in it”, in The Washington Post, Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company, →ISSN, →OCLC
- Pertaining to the reign of Empress Elizabeth of Russia, from 1741 to 1762.
- In any case, his [Peter III’s] action was a complete reversal of the Elizabethan policy, and his offer of unconditional peace eliminated Russia’s chance to secure concessions from Frederick.1956, Sidney Harcave, Russia: A History, Chicago, Ill.; Philadelphia, Pa.; New York, N.Y.: J. B. Lippincott Company, page 120
- The extent of her [Catherine the Great’s] knowledge and her appetite for reading made her one of the best-read women in Europe and the most unusual and outstanding woman in Elizabethan Russia.1963, Melvin C. Wren, The Course of Russian History, page 295
Noun
Elizabethan (plural Elizabethans)
- A person (especially a writer) who lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland, from 1558 to 1603.
- Here too [Francis] Drake had luck: he took advantage of the Sultan of Ternate's war with the Portuguese garrison upon Tidore to make a treaty with him to sell his produce exclusively to the English. The literal-minded Elizabethans attached great importance to this: on the principle of never...1966, A[lfred] L[eslie] Rowse, “Drake’s Voyage”, in The World Encompassed by Sir Francis Drake, 1628 and The Relation of a Wonderfull Voiage by William Cornelison Schouten, 1619 […], Cleveland, Oh....
- A person who lived during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, monarch of the United Kingdom, from 1952 to 2022.
- The ‘New Elizabethans’ were to be in continuity with their past, but also youthful, inventive, exploratory – a spirit most clearly to be seen in the arts.2017 February 19, Peter Webster, “The New Elizabethan Age: Culture, Society and National Identity after World War II [book review]”, in LSE Review of Books, archived from the original on 26 Feb 2022
Elizabethan meaning in Tamil
Elizabethan in Tamil
- முதலாவது எலிசபெத் அரசியின் காலத்தவர், முதலாவது எலிசபெத் அரசிகாலத்து எழுத்தாளர்
Examples of Elizabethan in a sentence
- This Elizabethan Era, and all its nobleness and blessedness, came without proclamation, preparation of ours.1840 May 12, Thomas Carlyle, “Lecture III. The Hero as Poet. Dante; Shakespeare.”, in On Heroes, Hero-Worship and The Heroic in History...
- [T]he owners of Doddington Hall, in Lincolnshire, have brought the folly into the 21st century, by building a 30ft pyramid in the grounds of the Elizabethan manor.2014 September 7, “Doddington’s garden pyramid is a folly good show: The owners of a Lincolnshire stately home have brought the folly into...
- Some people have expressed the hope that my reign may mark a new Elizabethan age.1953 December 25, Elizabeth II, “Christmas Broadcast 1953”, in British Monarchy, archived from the original on 14 Sep 2022:
- The Elizabethan age is slowly drawing to a close.2021 April 13, Polly Toynbee, “This is a moment to mark the Elizabethan era, and ask what Britain has become”, in Katharine Viner, editor...
Synonyms of Elizabethan
Forms of Elizabethan
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Elizabethan |
| superlative | most Elizabethan |
| Noun | |
| plural | Elizabethans |
Origin of Elizabethan
From Elizabeth + -an (suffix meaning ‘of or pertaining to’ forming adjectives; and forming agent nouns), referring to Elizabeth I (1533–1603), Elizabeth II (1926–2022), and Elizabeth of Russia (1709–1762).
Words formed from Elizabethan
Phrases with Elizabethan
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Questions about Elizabethan
- What does Elizabethan mean?
- Elizabethan means pertaining to the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, monarch of England and Ireland, from 1558 to 1603.
- What is Elizabethan in Tamil?
- Elizabethan in Tamil is முதலாவது எலிசபெத் அரசியின் காலத்தவர், முதலாவது எலிசபெத் அரசிகாலத்து எழுத்தாளர். See Elizabethan meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use Elizabethan in a sentence?
- This Elizabethan Era, and all its nobleness and blessedness, came without proclamation, preparation of ours.
- What part of speech is Elizabethan?
- Elizabethan can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Elizabethan?
- Elizabethan is pronounced /ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθ(ə)n/ (UK).
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Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Elizabethan (page history and authors); elizabethan (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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