Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

thackerayan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: thack-er-ayan
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863), English novelist and satirist.

Example Sentences

"What she already knew, moreover, was full to her vision, of English, of eccentric, of Thackerayan character, Kate Croy having gradually become not a little explicit on the subject of her situation, her past, her present, her general predicament, her small success, up to the present hour, in contenting at the same time her father, her sister, her aunt and herself."

Etymology

From Thackeray + -an.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Thackeray

Inflected Forms

more Thackerayan (comparative) most Thackerayan (superlative)

Questions

What does thackerayan mean?: Of or pertaining to William Makepeace Thackeray (1811–1863), English novelist and satirist.
Where does thackerayan come from?: From Thackeray + -an.

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