Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

victorianism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.10 in modern English

Syllables: vic-to-ri-an-ism
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

5

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The behaviour or beliefs of the Victorians, especially prudery.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

An expression or idiom characteristic of Victorian times.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"These [sex manuals] reflect an age in which, it appears, the only hope for heterosexual love is technical know-how. Supposedly designed to free the reader from Victorianism and guilt, these books constitute clumsy, self-conscious attempts to liberate the reader."
"It is simply the imposition of more Victorianism into community standards."
"As [Virginia] Woolf, a founder of the Bloomsberries, famously declared, human nature changed “in 1910, on or about December 10.” That, she thought, was the day that Victorianism died and a new order arose."

Etymology

From Victorian + -ism.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: Victorian

Usage

Inflected Forms

Victorianisms (plural)

Questions

What does victorianism mean?: The behaviour or beliefs of the Victorians, especially prudery.
Where does victorianism come from?: From Victorian + -ism.

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