Victorian
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8.2
- adjective
- /vɪkˈtɔriən/
:
puritano
- For the modern reader, it's also a glimpse of Victorian attitudes, particularly the role of women.
- Victorian morality
- Victorian masculinity
- Victorian family
But that doesn't mean that women are Victorian chaste prudes.
- But that doesn't mean that women are Victorian chaste prudes.
- It was quite a Victorian, strict, superstitious, religious upbringing.
- There's quite a few dirty passages dirty from the, you know, modern quasi Victorian, quasi Puritan sense in a lot of ancient literature.
- My mom, who's a wonderful woman, great mom, but she had this almost Victorian, Irish Catholic division when it came to the boys and the girls.
Examples
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Ultimately, this horde of abolitionists combined to demolish the Victorian ethos of the bourgeoisie.
Academic text (1995) -
You have a very Victorian approach to relationships, avoiding any public displays of affection.
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You take rather a Victorian view of the navy, dear.
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You make her sound positively Victorian.
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You've such a Victorian attitude to sex, you two.
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Something as ordinary as riding a bike was viewed as being too taxing for the Victorian woman.
Academic text (2003) -
It was quite a Victorian, strict, superstitious, religious upbringing.
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The novel criticizes the Victorian values that restricted women's freedom and expression.
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Many people felt ashamed of their needs due to the Victorian standards of morality prevalent at the time.
Synonyms
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Disapproving of pleasure and very strict about moral behavior
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7.9
Too fussy about being neat and proper
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7.1
Easily shocked by sex and strict about modesty
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7.1
Very strict about correct behavior and manners
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7.0
Very formal and proper in a stiff, old-fashioned way
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8.4
Very strict about manners and morals and disapproving of anything seen as improper
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Acting as if you are better than others about rules and manners
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Very strict about behavior and dress
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8.2
Having very strict rules about proper behaviour and dress
Very strict about how people should behave for religious reasons
Being very strict about how people behave and dress
Antonyms
Compounds
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6.7
A time in British history from 1837 to 1901 with strict social rules and many grand buildings
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5.8
A decorative way of designing rooms and furniture with many small details and rich colors
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7.7
A style of building from Queen Victoria's time with lots of decoration and mixed older styles
How Old-Fashioned
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4.6
994
1.5
983
4.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Victorian comes from Queen Victoria, and because people think her time was very proper, Victorian also means 'very strict' or 'old-fashioned' about morals and behavior.