English Explanatory Dictionary

Jekyll and Hyde

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Someone or something that has two sides: one good (the "Dr Jekyll") and one bad (the "Mr Hyde").

Pronunciation

/dʒɛkəl ænd haɪd/ /dʒiːkəl ænd haɪd/

Word forms

Jekyll and Hyde Jekylls and Hydes Jekyll and Hydes Jekyll-and-Hyde Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

Etymology

From The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) by Robert Louis Stevenson.

Related words

Janus
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