English Explanatory Dictionary

Shakespeare

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A surname.
  2. William Shakespeare, an English playwright and poet of the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries.
  3. William Shakespeare's works or media adaptations of his works.
  4. A place name:
  5. A village in Perth East township, Ontario, Canada, named after the playwright.
  6. A ghost town in Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States.
noun
  1. Any form or style of language that is eloquent, especially in English; poetry.
  2. A playwright of the standing of William Shakespeare.
verb
  1. To act or perform in a play of the works of Shakespeare.

Pronunciation

/ˈʃeɪkspɪɹ/ /ˈʃeɪkspɪə/ /ˈʃɛjkspɪː/ /ˈʃɛjkspɪə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Shakespeare.wav

Word forms

Shakespeare Shakespeares Shakespere Shakspeare Shakspere Shakespearing Shakespeared

Etymology

A common Middle English surname meaning spearman, corresponding to shake (“to brandish a weapon”) + spear.

Synonyms

the Bard Shakey

Derived words

Bacon-Shakespearean Shakespearean Shakespeareana Shakespeareanism Shakespeareanize Shakespeareanly Shakespeareanness Shakespearean sonnet Shakespearemania Shakespearese Shakespearesque Shakespearian Shakespeariana Shakespearism Shakespearize Shakespearolater Shakespearolatry Shakespearologist Shakespearology Shakey unShakespearean
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