Shakespearean

English

Alternative forms

• Shakespearian

Etymology

Shakespeare +‎ -an

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃeɪkˈspɪɹi.ən/
• Rhymes: -ɪɹiən

Adjective

Shakespearean (comparative more Shakespearean, superlative most Shakespearean)

1. Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of William Shakespeare (an English playwright), his works, or his authorship, or the time in which he lived.

   The influence of Shakespearean works extends well into the modern era, even to such unlikely places as Star Trek. Indeed, Patrick Stewart is a famed Shakespearean actor who has commented on the connection between the two on several occasions.

2. Derivative of Shakespeare's works or authorship.
3. Composed of Shakespearean sonnets.

Translations

pertaining to Shakespeare or his works

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 莎士比亞的／莎士比亚的, 莎士比亚的 (Shāshìbǐyà de), 莎士比亞作品的／莎士比亚作品的, 莎士比亚作品的 (Shāshìbǐyà zuòpǐn de), 莎士比亞風格的／莎士比亚风格的, 莎士比亚风格的 (Shāshìbǐyà fēnggé de)

• Czech: shakespearovský
• Dutch: van Shakespeare, Shakespearein
• Esperanto: ŝekspira
• Finnish: Shakespearen
• French: shakespearien (fr)
• Greek: σαιξπηρικός (el) (saixpirikós)
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• Hungarian: shakespeare-i
• Italian: scespiriano (it), shakespeariano
• Japanese: シェークスピアの (Shēkusupia no)
• Macedonian: шекспировски (šekspirovski), шекспирски (šekspirski)
• Polish: Szekspirowski (pl), szekspirowski (pl)
• Portuguese: shakespeariano
• Russian: шекспи́ровский (ru) (šekspírovskij), шекспи́рский (šekspírskij)
• Serbo-Croatian: šèkspīrskī (sh), šekspirìjānskī (sh)
• Spanish: shakespeariano

Noun

Shakespearean (plural Shakespeareans)

1. A scholar of the works of Shakespeare.
2. A person trained to act in Shakespeare's plays.

See also

• Shakespearean sonnet
• Shakespeareanism