un-Victorianadj.

Brit.

/ˌʌnvɪkˈtɔːrɪən/, U.S.

/ˌənˌvɪkˈtɔriən/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, Victorian adj.²

Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + Victorian adj.²

Not characteristic of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901); contrary to or not having the attitudes and values attributed to this time, esp. prudery and moral strictness; permissive, liberal, broad-minded.

ΘΚΠ

society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > in action, conduct, or habit

freec1300

unbridledc1374

riotous?1456

liberala1500

unrestrained1531

libertine1593

relaxed1623

long-waisted1647

self-abandoning1817

laissez-aller1818

self-abandoned1833

uninhibited1880

un-Victorian1908

leggo1943

zizzy1966

loose1968

1908 Spectator 29 Feb. 333/2 Intensely modern he may be, but he has also been intensely un-Victorian.

1916 L. Strachey Let. 25 Feb. in V. Woolf & L. Strachey (1956) 56 Oh, it's very, very unvictorian!

1938 Times 28 Nov. 19/3 A Victorian posy, even to its silver lace backing, is enclosed in a box with a quite un-Victorian lipstick and rouge.

1981 F. Inglis Promise of Happiness v. 144 Ideal parents..so un-Victorian but also so excellently authoritative.

2013 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 3 Nov. ar28 ‘Great Expectations’ was written in 1861, while its author was in the throes of his very un-Victorian passion for young Nelly.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	un-victorian
释义	un-Victorianadj. Brit. /ˌʌnvɪkˈtɔːrɪən/, U.S. /ˌənˌvɪkˈtɔriən/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: un- prefix¹, Victorian adj.² Etymology: < un- prefix¹ + Victorian adj.² Not characteristic of the reign of Queen Victoria (1837–1901); contrary to or not having the attitudes and values attributed to this time, esp. prudery and moral strictness; permissive, liberal, broad-minded. ΘΚΠ society > authority > lack of subjection > freedom or liberty > freedom of action or from restraint > [adjective] > in action, conduct, or habit freec1300 unbridledc1374 riotous?1456 liberala1500 unrestrained1531 libertine1593 relaxed1623 long-waisted1647 self-abandoning1817 laissez-aller1818 self-abandoned1833 uninhibited1880 un-Victorian1908 leggo1943 zizzy1966 loose1968 1908 Spectator 29 Feb. 333/2 Intensely modern he may be, but he has also been intensely un-Victorian. 1916 L. Strachey Let. 25 Feb. in V. Woolf & L. Strachey (1956) 56 Oh, it's very, very unvictorian! 1938 Times 28 Nov. 19/3 A Victorian posy, even to its silver lace backing, is enclosed in a box with a quite un-Victorian lipstick and rouge. 1981 F. Inglis Promise of Happiness v. 144 Ideal parents..so un-Victorian but also so excellently authoritative. 2013 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 3 Nov. ar28 ‘Great Expectations’ was written in 1861, while its author was in the throes of his very un-Victorian passion for young Nelly. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1908
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