English Explanatory Dictionary

robinsonade

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A genre of adventure fiction where a hero is stranded alone on a desert island and has to survive with their own wits.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of robinsonade.

Pronunciation

/ˌɹɑbɪnsəˈneɪd/ /ˌɹɒbɪnsəˈneɪd/

Word forms

robinsonade robinsonades

Etymology

Borrowed from German Robinsonade, analyzable in English as Robinson + -ade, named after fictional character Robinson Crusoe, from Daniel Defoe’s 1719 novel Robinson Crusoe.

Related words

Robinson Crusoe

Derived words

edisonade
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