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tuckermanity

tuckermanity noun: poetry or literature, especially that which is excessively proper or moralist; literature by or in the style of Henry T. Tuckerman.

Noun

tuckermanity (plural tuckermanities)

  1. (rare) Poetry or literature, especially that which is excessively proper or moralist; literature by or in the style of Henry T. Tuckerman.
    • The general tuckermanities are arrant / Bubbles — ephemeral and so transparent1850, Edgar Alan Poe, “An Enigma”, in The Works of the Late Edgar Allan Poe, New York: J.S. Redfield, →OCLC, page 26
    • From his comments on Henry T. Tuckerman, his source for the word “Tuckermanities,” it is manifest that Poe never had any respect for his work.1940, Joseph Lee Vaughan, The literary opinions of Edgar Allan Poe, PhD thesis, University of Virginia, page 501

Forms of tuckermanity

pluraltuckermanities

Origin of tuckermanity

Coined in or around 1848 by Edgar Alan Poe as tuckermanities (see quote below) from the name of Henry Theodore Tuckerman, an American author, plus -ity. Compare humanities.

Questions about tuckermanity

What does tuckermanity mean?
Tuckermanity means poetry or literature, especially that which is excessively proper or moralist; literature by or in the style of Henry T. Tuckerman.
What part of speech is tuckermanity?
Tuckermanity is a noun.
What is the plural of tuckermanity?
The plural of tuckermanity is tuckermanities.

Words near tuckermanity in the dictionary

  1. tuckering
  2. tuckering out
  3. tuckerization
  4. tuckerizations
  5. tuckermanities
  6. tuckermanity
  7. Tuckernuck
  8. tuckeroo
  9. tuckeroos
  10. tuckers
  11. tuckers out

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