Johnsonian


John·so·ni·an

J0055700 (jŏn-sō′nē-ən)adj. Of, resembling, or relating to Samuel Johnson or his writings.n. An admirer or a student of Samuel Johnson or his work.

Johnsonian

(dʒɒnˈsəʊnɪən) adj (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) of, relating to, or characteristic of Samuel Johnson, his works, or his style of writing

John•so•ni•an

(dʒɒnˈsoʊ ni ən)

adj. 1. of or characteristic of Samuel Johnson. 2. of or resembling the literary style of Samuel Johnson, characterized by rhetorically balanced phraseology and a Latinate vocabulary. [1785–95]