Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lewisian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables
lewisian
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to C. S. Lewis (1898–1963), writer and theologian, known for the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia and for non-fictional Christian apologetics.

adj

Of or relating to Clarence Irving Lewis (1883–1964), American academic philosopher and the founder of conceptual pragmatism.

adj

Of or relating to David Lewis (1941–2001), American philosopher.

Etymology

From Lewis + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Lewisian (comparative) most Lewisian (superlative)

Questions

What does lewisian mean?
Of or relating to C. S. Lewis (1898–1963), writer and theologian, known for the children's fantasy series The Chronicles of Narnia and for non-fictional Christian apologetics.
Where does lewisian come from?
From Lewis + -ian.

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