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nabokovian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
naboko-vian
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) or his writings, characterised by a lush descriptive style and intricate wordplay.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English Nabokov Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Nabokovian From Nabokov + -ian.

Inflected Forms

more Nabokovian (comparative) most Nabokovian (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Nabokovesque

Questions

What does nabokovian mean?
Of or pertaining to Vladimir Nabokov (1899-1977) or his writings, characterised by a lush descriptive style and intricate wordplay.
Where does nabokovian come from?
Etymology tree English Nabokov Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Nabokovian From Nabokov + -ian.

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