Victorian

Word parts

Victoria + -an

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /vɪkˈtɔːriən/

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• Hyphenation: Vic‧tor‧i‧an

Adjective

Positive Victorian

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. From the time when Victoria I was queen of England (1837–1901).
2. If something is Victorian, it is like something from the time of Queen Victoria I.

   She was wearing a long, Victorian dress.

   His Victorian ideals made hims seem out of place in the modern world.

Related words

• Victorian era

Noun

Singular Victorian

Plural Victorians

a Victorian

1. A Victorian is a type of house built in late 1800's, or made to look like it was.

   I wish I could afford to live in a Victorian.

   The characters on Charmed were witches and lived in an old Victorian.

2. (countable) A Victorian is a person from the Victorian era (late 1800's).

   The Victorians followed codes of conduct that seems very strict today.