Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shakespearean

/ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.88 in modern English

Syllables: shake-speare-an
IPA: /ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/

22

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.

adj

Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship.

adj

Composed of Shakespearean sonnets.

noun

A scholar of the works of Shakespeare.

noun

A person trained to act in Shakespeare's plays.

name

Shakespearean English.

Example Sentences

"[…]there were those who had them set far over back—wide-awake men, who wanted a clear prospect; while careless men, who did not know, or care, how their hats sat, had them shaking about in all directions. The various hats, in fact, were quite a Shakespearean study."
"The boisterous Bulmer playfully made a pass at him with his drawn sword, going forward with the lunge in the proper fencing fashion, and making a somewhat too familiar Shakespearean quotation about a rodent and a Venetian coin."
"Meanwhile, I presided over the Senate. I also dined quite frequently with the President who continued to delight and fascinate me with his conversation, not to mention his wonderful malice which was positively Shakespearean in its variety."
"There was indeed something Shakespearean about both the service in the abbey and the marches that surrounded it. By Shakespearean I mean there was a blend of pageantry, procession, music and mystery."
"This is the distinctive milieu of Succession, the HBO juggernaut which turned the pitiful exploits of a bunch of media mogul failsons into Shakespearean drama for four critically acclaimed seasons."
"Another lawyer and well-known Shakespearian, Richard Grant White, says: "No dramatist of the time, not even [Francis] Beaumont, who was the younger son of a judge of the Common Pleas, and who after studying in the Inns of Court abandoned law for the drama, used legal phrases with Shakespeare's readiness and exactness.[…]""

Etymology

From Shakespeare + -ean.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/
British English: /ʃeɪkˈspɪəɹi.ən/

Inflected Forms

more Shakespearean (comparative) most Shakespearean (superlative) Shakespearian (alternative) Shakesperian (alternative, archaic) Shaksperian (alternative, archaic) Shakespeareans (plural)

Derived Forms

Shakespeareanism Shakespeareanize Shakespeareanly Shakespeareanness unShakespearean

Phrases

Shakespearean sonnet un-Shakespearean Bacon-Shakespearean

Frequently Paired Words

Bacon-Shakespearean Shakespeareana

Synonyms

shakespearian

Rhymes With

syrian nigerian presbyterian criterion siberian algerian assyrian iberian hyperion valerian hanoverian illyrian

Questions

How do you pronounce shakespearean?: The recorded pronunciation is /ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/.
What does shakespearean mean?: Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.
Where does shakespearean come from?: From Shakespeare + -ean.

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