Erewhonian
UK/ˌɛɹɪˈ(h)wəʊ.ni.ən/US/ˌɛɹəˈ(h)woʊ.ni.ən/
Erewhonian adjective: of or pertaining to the fictional land of Erewhon.
Adjective
Erewhonian (comparative more Erewhonian, superlative most Erewhonian)
- Of or pertaining to the fictional land of Erewhon.
- This seems to be the customary Erewhonian approach to a problem, this time the problem of the incorporeality of God.1969, Miriam Strauss Weiss, A Lively Corpse, page 334
- The traveller was in Erewhonian clothes to keep him inconspicuous, a conical felt hat with owl feather, yellow tabard, tasselled perizoma, belled sandals, and umbrella.1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
Noun
Erewhonian (plural Erewhonians)
- An inhabitant of the fictional land of Erewhon.
- I've never heard of him. What sort of name is that for an Erewhonian?2004, Laraine Anne Barker, The Obsidian Quest, page 101
- If so, my own history itself is the history of an average Erewhonian!2009, Alexander Raju, The Haunted Man: A Novel, page 18
Examples of Erewhonian in a sentence
- Adriaan calls section one "An Erewhonian Sketchbook" and uses a Napoleonic rather than a Gregorian calendar redesignating the months Messidor (July), Thermidor (August), and Fructidor (September).2003, Farhat Iftekharuddin, Joseph Boyden, Postmodern Approaches to the Short Story, page 139:
- The Erewhonian conflation of mechanical energy and capitalist value extends to their attitude toward machinery.2015, Sarah C Alexander, Victorian Literature and the Physics of the Imponderable, page 91:
- If an Erewhonian plays his role as a martyr with a smile, it is through metaphysical agility.2017, William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi, History of Macrobiotics (1715-2017):
Forms of Erewhonian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Erewhonian |
| superlative | most Erewhonian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Erewhonians |
Origin of Erewhonian
From Erewhon + -ian: the country's name is an approximate reversal of nowhere, from the novel Erewhon (1872) by Samuel Butler.
Words that rhyme with Erewhonian
- Exonian
- hamiltonian
- amazonian
- Andersonian
- apollonian
- Ionian
- Macedonian
- newtonian
- Plutonian
- usonian
- Wilsonian
- Babylonian
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- Burtonian
- Caledonian
- Ciceronian
- Clintonian
- Cronian
- Estonian
- Flintstonian
- jacksonian
- Johnsonian
- Kingstonian
- Petersonian
- Simonian
- Washingtonian
- Watsonian
- Aberdonian
- addisonian
- Arlingtonian
- Baconian
- Bostonian
- Brunonian
- Cameronian
- Carsonian
- Catonian
- Chalcedonian
- clactonian
- Cottonian
- Devonian
- draconian
- Draytonian
- favonian
- Franconian
- Freedonian
- gorgonian
- Haligonian
- Hamptonian
- heliconian
- Hudsonian
- Hugonian
- Huntingtonian
- Huronian
- Koronian
- Lacedaemonian
- Langtonian
- Londonian
- Maidstonian
- Mertonian
- Miltonian
- Morrisonian
Questions about Erewhonian
- What does Erewhonian mean?
- Erewhonian means of or pertaining to the fictional land of Erewhon.
- How do you use Erewhonian in a sentence?
- Adriaan calls section one "An Erewhonian Sketchbook" and uses a Napoleonic rather than a Gregorian calendar redesignating the months Messidor (July), Thermidor (August), and Fructidor (September).
- What part of speech is Erewhonian?
- Erewhonian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Erewhonian?
- Erewhonian is pronounced /ˌɛɹɪˈ(h)wəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).
Words near Erewhonian in the dictionary
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