English Explanatory Dictionary

Gatsbyesque

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Suggestive of Jay Gatsby, the titular character of the novel The Great Gatsby (1925): enigmatic; extravagant; nouveau riche, etc.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡætsbɪˌɛsk/ /ˌɡætsbɪˈɛsk/ En-us-Gatsbyesque.ogg

Word forms

Gatsbyesque more Gatsbyesque most Gatsbyesque

Etymology

From Gatsby + -esque (suffix meaning ‘resembling’ forming adjectives), from the surname of Jay Gatsby, the titular character of the novel The Great Gatsby (1925) by the American writer F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896–1940).

Synonyms

Gatsbyan Gatsbyish
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