HyperDic: victorian

English > 4 senses of the word Victorian / victorian:
ADJECTIVEpertVictorianof or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
allvictorian, priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-lacedexaggeratedly proper
allVictoriantypical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria
NOUNperson Victoriana person who lived during the reign of Victoria
Victorian / victorian > pronunciation
Soundsvihktao'riyahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > Victorian: 4 senses > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled.
Spanishvictoriano
Catalanvictorià
NounsVictoriaqueen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901
Victoriana person who lived during the reign of Victoria
Victorian agea period in British history during the reign of Queen Victoria in the 19th century
English > victorian: 4 senses > adjective 2
Meaningexaggeratedly proper.
Synonymspriggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced
Broaderpropermarked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
Spanishgazmoño, mojigato, pudibundo, puritano, remilgado
English > Victorian: 4 senses > adjective 3
Meaningtypical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria.
Broadernonmodernnot modern
Spanishvictoriano
English > Victorian: 4 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA person who lived during the reign of Victoria.
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soulA human being
Spanishvictoriano
Catalanvictorià
AdjectivesVictorianof or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled

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