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Definition of Victorian
1. Noun. A person who lived during the reign of Victoria.
2. Adjective. Of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled. "Victorian morals"
3. Adjective. Exaggeratedly proper. "My straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
Exact synonyms: Priggish, Prim, Prissy, Prudish, Puritanical, Square-toed, Straight-laced, Straightlaced, Strait-laced, Straitlaced, Tight-laced
Similar to: Proper
Derivative terms: Priggishness, Primness, Primness, Prudishness, Puritan
Similar to: Proper
Derivative terms: Priggishness, Primness, Primness, Prudishness, Puritan
4. Adjective. Typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria.
Similar to: Nonmodern
Definition of Victorian
1. a. Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the Victorian poets.
2. a. Of or pertaining to the reign of Queen Victoria of England; as, the Victorian poets.
Definition of Victorian
1. Adjective. Of, or relating to the reign of Queen Victoria or of that period ¹
2. Adjective. Of, or displaying the supposed standards or ideals of morality of that period ¹
3. Adjective. Of the style of architecture or furnishings of that period ¹
4. Adjective. Of, or relating to the state of Victoria in Australia ¹
5. Noun. A person living, or born in that period, or exhibiting characteristics of the Victorian period. ¹
6. Noun. A person from the state of Victoria in Australia ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com