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Victorian¹
- /vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/ UK
- /vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/ US
Where it comes from
From Victoria + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns), from the name of Queen Victoria (1819–1901), monarch of the United Kingdom.
adjective more Victorian · most Victorian
- Of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria from 1837 to 1901, or that period. From the platforms at Wapping or Rotherhithe you can see the tunnel fleetingly illuminated as the trains approach; it looks so incredibly Victorian that you expect to see Jack the Ripper loitering between the arches.
- In a situation of poverty and social injustice; Dickensian. In some cases, teachers reported being aware of pupils living in "Victorian conditions", of youngsters coming to school with no socks or coat and of more families depending on food banks.
- Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period. Unhappily, however, all that remains of Cherhill's claim to an old manor house is a rather cold ungabled building, blue-slated in hard ruled lines, and a porch which might have been transplanted from a late Victorian house.
- Of or displaying the (supposed) ideals or standards of morality of that period; conservative; also, old-fashioned, out-of-date. “I’m asking you your intentions, damn it!” said Wimsey, “and if that’s not Victorian enough, I don’t know what is.”
noun Victorians
- A person born in or living in the Victorian period, or exhibiting characteristics of that period. What a perfect Victorian you are, Charles. I should like to keep you in a glass case.
- An item of furniture from that period.
- A house built in the Victorian architectural style. The commercial resurgence brought about by the area's changing tastes is reflected in midtown's conglomeration of refurbished Victorians, apartments, specialty shops, offices, corner groceries, restaurants, single-family homes, and bed and breakfast inns.
Victorian²
- /vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/ UK
- /vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/ US
Where it comes from
From Victoria (“state of Australia in the southeastern part of the continent”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns); the state was named after Queen Victoria when it was established in 1851.
adjective
- Of, from or relating to the state of Victoria, Australia. Up to 26 properties are believed lost in Victorian bushfires.
noun Victorians
- A native or inhabitant of the state of Victoria, Australia.
Victorian³
- /vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/ UK
- /vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/ US
Where it comes from
From Victoria (“capital of British Columbia, Canada”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives and agent nouns); incorporated as a city in 1862, the settlement which preceded the city was named Fort Victoria after Queen Victoria in 1843.
adjective
- Of, from or relating to the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.
noun Victorians
- A native or inhabitant of the city of Victoria, capital of British Columbia, Canada.
Victorian⁴
- /vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/ UK
- /vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/ US
Where it comes from
An Americanized form of Spanish Victoriano originating in Los Angeles, a given name from Latin Victōriānus.
proper noun
- A surname. Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian competed for Team USA in 2014 before changing her affiliation before these Games.
Victorian⁵
- /vɪkˈtɔː.ɹɪ.ən/ UK
- /vɪkˈtɔ.ɹi.ən/ US
Where it comes from
Learned borrowing from Latin Victōriānus. By surface analysis, Victor + -ian.
proper noun
- A male given name from Latin, of rare usage. She told herself that Hubert, Lord Lashmar, would never make old bones; but she feared that he might live long enough to marry and leave some sickly son who should blight the prospects of her boy, Victorian, the very embodiment of physical power and fresh unblemished youth.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: nonmodern, proper, square-toed, puritanical, straightlaced, straitlaced, tight-laced, prim, priggish, prudish, prissy, victoria, victory, nurses, decorous, genteel
Translations
Every language
adj of or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria or that period
| Español | victoriano |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | ヴィクトリア朝の vikutoria chou no, ビクトリア朝の bikutoria chou no |
| Português | vitoriano |
| Français | victorien |
| Deutsch | Viktorianische |
| العربية | فيكتوري vektori |
adj of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period
| العربية | فيكتوري vektori |
|---|
adj of or displaying the (supposed) ideals or standards of morality of that period — see also conservative
| Español | victoriano |
|---|---|
| العربية | فيكتوري vektori |
adj of, or native or relating to, the state of Victoria in Australia
| العربية | فيكتوري vektori |
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Talk about this word "Victorian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/victorian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. Victorian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/victorian "Victorian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/victorian.Cite this
@misc{victorian_2026,
title = {Victorian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/victorian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
