Victorian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period.
  2. Of or relating to the culture or social conditions of that period.
  3. In a situation of poverty and social injustice; Dickensian.
  4. Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period.
  5. Of or displaying the (supposed) ideals or standards of morality of that period; conservative; also, old-fashioned, out-of-date.
noun
  1. A person born in or living in the Victorian period, or exhibiting characteristics of that period.
  2. An item of furniture from that period.
  3. A house built in the Victorian architectural style.
adj
  1. Of, from or relating to the state of Victoria, Australia.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of the state of Victoria, Australia.
adj
  1. Of, from or relating to the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.
noun
  1. A native or inhabitant of the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.
name
  1. A surname.
name
  1. A male given name from Latin, of rare usage.

Pronunciation

/vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Victorian.wav /vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/

Word forms

Victorian more Victorian most Victorian Victorians

Etymology

From Victoria + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns), from the name of Queen Victoria (1819–1901), monarch of the United Kingdom.

Translations

Esperanto: Viktorina Georgian: ვიქტორიანული Swedish: viktoriansk
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