What are some opposite words for victorian?
Antonyms for victorian
vɪkˈtɔr i ən, -ˈtoʊr-vic·to·ri·an
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Princeton's WordNet
Victorianadjective
a person who lived during the reign of Victoria
Victorianadjective
of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
"Victorian morals"
Synonyms:
priggish, tight-laced, straitlaced, square-toed, puritanical, straightlaced, straight-laced, strait-laced, prim, prissy, prudishpriggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straitlaced, strait-laced, straightlaced, straight-laced, tight-laced, victorianadjective
exaggeratedly proper
"my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
Synonyms:
blue(a), mincing, straitlaced, prissy, squeamish, overnice, dainty, puritanical, straightlaced, priggish, prudish, strait-laced, tight-laced, nice, straight-laced, squared-toe, niminy-piminy, prim, puritanic, twee, square-toedVictorianadjective
typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria
Synonyms:
priggish, tight-laced, straitlaced, square-toed, puritanical, straightlaced, straight-laced, strait-laced, prim, prissy, prudish
How to use victorian in a sentence?
We suspected we'd see a bias towards males because science is done by people and people have an inherent male bias, this is especially true as many of our collections come from the Victorian era of macho hunters going out trying to shoot the biggest fiercest creatures for their collections.
It's incredible to watch this film, i never thought I would ever have a film like this where I get to be in period Victorian costume ... It's a wonderful opportunity and I hope it continues to open doors and it sends a message to the rest of the industry to be as bold as Mr Iannucci.
The history of the Victorian Age will never be written we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art.
With our State at zero cases for the last few weeks, thanks to all the good work of both our contact tracing teams and every individual Victorian, I can now officially declare that it is time to get on the beers!
Lytton Strachey, Eminent Victorians (1918):
The history of the Victorian Age will never be written: we know too much about it. For ignorance is the first requisite of the historian - ignorance, which simplifies and clarifies, which selects and omits, with a placid perfection unattainable by the highest art.
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