Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shelleyan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
shel-leyan
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Relating to Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English Romantic poet.

adj

Relating to Mary Shelley (1797–1851), English writer.

Etymology

From Shelley + -an.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Shelleyan (comparative) most Shelleyan (superlative)

Questions

What does shelleyan mean?
Relating to Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792–1822), English Romantic poet.
Where does shelleyan come from?
From Shelley + -an.

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