Victorian — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who lived during the reign of Victoria

of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vɪktˈɔːɹiən/

🇬🇧British English

/vɪktˈɔːɹiən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vɪktˈɔːɹiən/

3 syllables Say it as /vɪktˈɔːɹiən/.

Examples

Victorian morals
my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

strait-laced prudish square-toed priggish straitlaced straight-laced prissy straightlaced tight-laced puritanical prim

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who lived during the reign of Victoria
adjective	of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled “Victorian morals”
adjective	exaggeratedly proper “my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts”
adjective	typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria

Word Forms

Victorian	adjective	of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
Victorian	noun	a person who lived during the reign of Victoria
Victoria	noun	queen of Great Britain and Ireland and empress of India from 1837 to 1901; the last Hanoverian ruler of England (1819-1901)
priggishness	noun	exaggerated and arrogant properness
primness	noun	excessive or affected modesty
prudishness	noun	excessive or affected modesty
puritan	noun	a person excessively concerned about propriety and decorum

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

viktorianisch

eine Person, die während der Regierungszeit von Victoria lebte

🇫🇷French

victorien

une personne qui a vécu sous le règne de Victoria

🇪🇸Spanish

victoriano

una persona que vivió durante el reinado de Victoria

🇮🇹Italian

vittoriano

una persona vissuta durante il regno di Vittoria

🇳🇱Dutch

Victoriaans

een persoon die leefde tijdens het bewind van Victoria

🇵🇹Portuguese

vitoriano

uma pessoa que viveu durante o reinado de Victoria

🇷🇺Russian

викторианский

человек, живший во времена правления Виктории

India

🇮🇳Hindi

विक्टोरियन

एक व्यक्ति जो विक्टोरिया के शासनकाल के दौरान रहता था

🇧🇩Bengali

ভিক্টোরিয়ান

ভিক্টোরিয়ার রাজত্বকালে বসবাসকারী একজন ব্যক্তি

🇮🇳Tamil

விக்டோரியன்

விக்டோரியாவின் ஆட்சியின் போது வாழ்ந்த ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

విక్టోరియన్

విక్టోరియా పాలనలో నివసించిన వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

व्हिक्टोरियन

व्हिक्टोरियाच्या कारकिर्दीत राहणारी व्यक्ती

🇮🇳Gujarati

વિક્ટોરિયન

એક વ્યક્તિ જે વિક્ટોરિયાના શાસન દરમિયાન જીવતો હતો

🇮🇳Kannada

ವಿಕ್ಟೋರಿಯನ್

ವಿಕ್ಟೋರಿಯಾ ಆಳ್ವಿಕೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಸಿಸುತ್ತಿದ್ದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

വിക്ടോറിയൻ

വിക്ടോറിയയുടെ ഭരണകാലത്ത് ജീവിച്ചിരുന്ന ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਕਟੋਰੀਅਨ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਵਿਕਟੋਰੀਆ ਦੇ ਰਾਜ ਦੌਰਾਨ ਰਹਿੰਦਾ ਸੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

وکٹورین

ایک شخص جو وکٹوریہ کے دور میں رہتا تھا۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

维多利亚时代的

生活在维多利亚统治时期的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ビクトリア朝の

ビクトリアの治世中に生きた人

🇰🇷Korean

빅토리아 주의

빅토리아 시대에 살았던 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

người Victoria

một người sống dưới thời trị vì của Victoria

🇹🇭Thai

วิคตอเรียน

บุคคลที่มีชีวิตอยู่ในสมัยวิกตอเรีย

🇮🇩Indonesian

Victoria

seseorang yang hidup pada masa pemerintahan Victoria

🇲🇾Malay

victoria

seorang yang hidup pada zaman pemerintahan Victoria

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الفيكتوري

الشخص الذي عاش في عهد فيكتوريا

🇮🇷Persian

ویکتوریا

شخصی که در زمان سلطنت ویکتوریا زندگی می کرد

🇹🇷Turkish

Viktorya dönemine ait

Victoria'nın hükümdarlığı döneminde yaşayan bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

ויקטוריאנית

אדם שחי בתקופת שלטונה של ויקטוריה

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