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Smithian

Smithian adjective: of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person bearing the surname Smith.

Adjective

Smithian (comparative more Smithian, superlative most Smithian)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person bearing the surname Smith.
  2. Of or characteristic of the theories of the political economist Adam Smith (1723–1790).
    • Smith's ideas inform Austen's most beloved novel too. In Pride and Prejudice, the idea of pride is Smithian.2025 May 17, Henry Oliver, “Without prejudice”, in FT Weekend (Life & Arts section), London: The Financial Times Ltd., →ISSN, →OCLC, page 18
    • [One economic phenomenon driving growth] is what is known as “Smithian growth”—the gains from trade and specialization.2026, Joel Mokyr, “Nobel Lecture: The Past and Future of Innovation: Can Progress Be Sustained?”, in American Economic Review, volume 116, number 7, →DOI, pages 2299–2323
  3. Of a regional geological stage of the Early Triassic epoch (249.7 – 247.4 Ma; preceded by the Dienerian and followed by the Spathian).

Forms of Smithian

comparativemore Smithian
superlativemost Smithian

Origin of Smithian

From Smith + -ian.

Words formed from Smithian

Questions about Smithian

What does Smithian mean?
Smithian means of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person bearing the surname Smith.
What part of speech is Smithian?
Smithian is an adjective.

Words near Smithian in the dictionary

  1. Smithfield hams
  2. Smithfield stone
  3. Smithfield stones
  4. Smithhart
  5. Smithharts
  6. Smithian
  7. Smithianism
  8. smithied
  9. smithies
  10. smithing
  11. smithite

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