adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Recalling the style of W. H. Auden (1907–1973), Anglo-American poet, whose work is characterized by stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with moral and political issues, and the relationship between unique human beings and the anonymous, impersonal world of nature.

Adjective

1. 1
   in the manner of W. H. Auden wordnet

Synonyms

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audenianmoralisticurbane

Antonyms

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nonpoeticprosaic

Etymology

From Auden + -esque.