VICTORIAN Definition & Meaning

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Victorian

[ vik-tawr-ee-uhn, -tohr- ]

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adjective

of or relating to Queen Victoria or the period of her reign:
Victorian poets.
having the characteristics usually attributed to the Victorians, especially prudishness and observance of the conventionalities.
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Architecture.
1. noting or pertaining to the architecture, furnishings, and decoration of English-speaking countries between c1840 and c1900, characterized by rapid changes of style as a consequence of aesthetic and philosophical controversy, technological innovations, and changes of fashion, by the frequent presence of ostentatious ornament, and by an overall trend from classicism at the start to romanticism and eclecticism at the middle of the period and thence to classicism again, with attempts at stylistic innovation occurring from time to time.
2. noting or pertaining to the massive, elaborate work characteristic especially of the period c1855–80, derived mainly from the Baroque and Gothic styles and characterized by the presence of heavy carved ornament, elaborate moldings, etc., by the use of strong and generally dark colors, by the frequent use of dark varnished woodwork, by the emphasis on geometrical form rather than on textural effects, and frequently by an effect of harshness.

noun

a person who lived during the Victorian period.
a house in or imitative of the Victorian style.

Victorian

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adjective

of, relating to, or characteristic of Queen Victoria or the period of her reign
exhibiting the characteristics popularly attributed to the Victorians, esp prudery, bigotry, or hypocrisy Compare Victorian values
denoting, relating to, or having the style of architecture used in Britain during the reign of Queen Victoria, characterized by massive construction and elaborate ornamentation
of or relating to Victoria (the state or any of the cities)

noun

a person who lived during the reign of Queen Victoria
an inhabitant of Victoria (the state or any of the cities)

Victorian

A descriptive term for the time when Victoria was queen of England , from 1837 to 1901. The Victorian period in England is known as a time of industrial progress, colonial expansion, and public fastidiousness in morals. The Victorian period in the United States had many of the same characteristics.

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Derived Forms

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of Victorian¹

First recorded in 1870–75; Victori(a) + -an

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The inside of the former Victorian toilet block has now been transformed - with fresh painting, new flooring, a brand new roof and heating being installed.

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WH Smiths has been a staple of UK High Streets since the Victorian era when it became the country's principal newspaper distributor.

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Kaczmarek added that Sullivan now "goes to school at a very prestigious American university", where he studies Victorian literature including Charles Dickens.

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"So it was a bittersweet moment because it was great to have such a high-profile project, but there were elements of it which felt like a Victorian bunfight over who owned the bones."

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"What's happened is local authorities have sold off school buildings because they've not been needed and wonderful Victorian buildings have become luxury flats or used for other purposes or demolished," he said.

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