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Franzenesque

Franzenesque adjective: reminiscent of the works of American writer Jonathan Franzen (1959–).

Adjective

Franzenesque (comparative more Franzenesque, superlative most Franzenesque)

  1. Reminiscent of the works of American writer Jonathan Franzen (1959–).
    • The ingredients are in place for a Franzen-esque exploration of The Way We Live Now, and, at least for a while, this is what the book delivers.2023 September 17, Andrew Martin, “Nathan Hill’s ‘Wellness’ Satirizes the Modern Condition — Kind Of”, in The New York Times, →ISSN

Forms of Franzenesque

comparativemore Franzenesque
superlativemost Franzenesque

Origin of Franzenesque

From Franzen + -esque.

Questions about Franzenesque

What does Franzenesque mean?
Franzenesque means reminiscent of the works of American writer Jonathan Franzen (1959–).
What part of speech is Franzenesque?
Franzenesque is an adjective.

Words near Franzenesque in the dictionary

  1. Franz Joseph Land
  2. franzbrötchen
  3. franzbrötchens
  4. Franze
  5. Franzen
  6. Franzenesque
  7. Franzens
  8. Franzes
  9. Franzese
  10. Franzeses
  11. Franzetti

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