Edwardian
pronunciation
How to pronounce Edwardian in British English:
UK [edˈwɔ:diən]
How to pronounce Edwardian in American English:
US [edˈwɔrdiən]
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- Noun:
- someone belonging to (or as if belonging to) the era of Edward VII
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- Adjective:
- of or relating to or characteristic of the era of Edward VII in England
Word Origin
- Edwardian (adj.)
- 1861, in reference to the medieval English kings of that name; 1908 in the sense of "of the time or reign of Edward VII" (1901-10), and, since 1934, especially with reference to the men's clothing styles (as in teddy-boy, 1954, for which see Teddy). From Edward + -ian.
Example
- 1. Yet when you actually meet cameron he 's anything but a throwback to the edwardian era .
- 2. What am I doing swanning around europe as if I am some young edwardian doing the grand tour ?
- 3. With backing from british prime minister david cameron , clegg condemned " edwardian " attitudes to childcare and traditional family roles .
- 4. The audience , in edwardian costumes , watched from lifeboats during the unique high definition screening to celebrate the 2009 oscar season .
- 5. Image above : coming from a huge edwardian house in the city to a cottage in the country caused us some problems , as we had huge pieces that we didn 't want to part with .