Pynchonian
UK/pɪnˈt͡ʃəʊ.ni.ən/US/pɪnˈt͡ʃoʊ.ni.ən/
Pynchonian adjective: of or relating to Thomas Pynchon (b. 1937), American novelist.
Adjective
Pynchonian (comparative more Pynchonian, superlative most Pynchonian)
- Of or relating to Thomas Pynchon (b. 1937), American novelist.
- Densely convoluted, verbose and full of allusion.
Noun
Pynchonian (plural Pynchonians)
- An admirer or scholar of the works of the American novelist Thomas Pynchon (b. 1937).
- Academic feminists have for a decade worried that their “acceptance,” when, how, and to what extent it has occurred, is a form of repressive tolerance, a pretense on the part of departments of English that their enterprise could be smothered and subsumed under an expanded definition of...1992, Michael Bérubé, “‘Surely to Pynchon’s Horror’: Canonicity as Conspiracy Theory”, in Marginal Forces/Cultural Centers: Tolson, Pynchon, and the Politics of the Canon, Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell...
- Largely dismissed by tenured Pynchonians when it was first published, Vineland now seems to have been underrated.1997 July, Rick Moody, “Surveyors of the Enlightenment”, in William Whitworth, editor, The Atlantic Monthly, volume 280, number 1, Boston, Mass.: The Atlantic Monthly Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 108...
Forms of Pynchonian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Pynchonian |
| superlative | most Pynchonian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Pynchonians |
Origin of Pynchonian
From Pynchon + -ian.
Words that rhyme with Pynchonian
- Exonian
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- amazonian
- Andersonian
- apollonian
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- Macedonian
- newtonian
- Plutonian
- usonian
- Wilsonian
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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 Pynchonian
- What does Pynchonian mean?
- Pynchonian means of or relating to Thomas Pynchon (b. 1937), American novelist.
- What part of speech is Pynchonian?
- Pynchonian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Pynchonian?
- Pynchonian is pronounced /pɪnˈt͡ʃəʊ.ni.ən/ (UK).
Words near Pynchonian in the dictionary
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