Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ruskinian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: ruskini-an
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to John Ruskin (1819-1900), English writer, critic, and artist.

Example Sentences

"It was constructed from local materials and completed in 1842; it is Victorian but looks Romanesque; Ruskinian in its simplicity, it pre-dates Ruskin by a decade."

Etymology

From Ruskin + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Ruskin

Inflected Forms

more Ruskinian (comparative) most Ruskinian (superlative)

Questions

What does ruskinian mean?: Of or pertaining to John Ruskin (1819-1900), English writer, critic, and artist.
Where does ruskinian come from?: From Ruskin + -ian.

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