SHAKESPEAREAN
Dictionary entry overview: What does Shakespearean mean? • SHAKESPEAREAN (noun)
The noun SHAKESPEAREAN has 1 sense:
1. a Shakespearean scholar
Familiarity information: SHAKESPEAREAN used as a noun is very rare.
• SHAKESPEAREAN (adjective)
The adjective SHAKESPEAREAN has 1 sense:
1. of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works
Familiarity information: SHAKESPEAREAN used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• SHAKESPEAREAN (noun)
Meaning:
A Shakespearean scholar
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Shakespearean; Shakespearian
Hypernyms ("Shakespearean" is a kind of...):
bookman; scholar; scholarly person; student (a learned person (especially in the humanities); someone who by long study has gained mastery in one or more disciplines)
• SHAKESPEAREAN (adjective)
Meaning:
Of or relating to William Shakespeare or his works
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Shakespearean; Shakespearian
Context example:
Shakespearean plays
Pertainym:
Shakespeare (English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616))
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