Definition
Relating to or characteristic of Charles Dickens, his novels, or his literary style; often describing Victorian-era social conditions marked by poverty, sentimentality, and moral lessons.
Etymology
From Charles Dickens (1812-1870), the famous English novelist, + '-ian' (adjective suffix). The term emerged after Dickens became famous to describe works resembling his style or depicting his signature themes.
Kelly Says
When someone describes a scene as 'Dickensian,' they mean it looks like it came straight out of an Oliver Twist novel—complete with orphans, villains, and heart-warming lessons!
Translations
ARالعربية
ديكنزية
di-ken-zi-ya
BNবাংলা
ডিকেন্সীয়
di-ken-s-ee-ya
CACatalà
dickens
di-ken-s
CSČeština
dickenský
di-ken-ski
DEDeutsch
dickensmäßig
di-ken-s-ma-lich
ELΕλληνικά
δίκενσος
di-ken-sos
ESEspañol
diccionario
di-ken-see-an
FISuomi
dickensmainen
di-ken-s-mai-nen
FRFrançais
dickensyen
di-ken-syen
HAHA
dickensian
di-ken-see-an
HIहिन्दी
डिकेंसियन
di-ken-see-an
HUMagyar
dickens
di-ken-s
IDBahasa Indonesia
dickensian
di-ken-see-an
IGIG
dickensian
di-ken-see-an
ITItaliano
dickensiano
di-ken-zee-a-no
JA日本語
ディケンズ的な
di-kenzu-teki-na
KMKM
ដិច្កិនស
di-ch-kin-s
KO한국어
딕킨스적인
di-kin-seu-jeok-in
MSBahasa Melayu
dickensian
di-ken-see-an
MYမြန်မာ
ဒစ်ကင်စ
di-kin-s
NLNederlands
dickens
di-ken-s
PLPolski
dickensowski
di-ken-so-v-ski
PTPortuguês
dickensiano
di-ken-see-a-no
RORomână
dickens
di-ken-s
RUРусский
диккенсовский
dik-ken-sov-skiy
SVSvenska
dickensk
di-ken-sk
SWKiswahili
dickensian
di-ken-see-an
TAதமிழ்
டிக்கன்ஸ்
di-ken-s
TEతెలుగు
డికెన్స్
di-ken-s
THไทย
แบบดิกเกนส์
baep di-ken-s
TLTL
dickensian
di-ken-see-an
TRTürkçe
dickensyen
di-ken-sen
UKУкраїнська
дікенсівський
di-ken-siv-skiy
VITiếng Việt
dickensian
di-ken-see-an
YOYO
dickensian
di-ken-see-an
ZH中文
狄更斯式的
dí gē sī shì de
ZUZU
dickensian
di-ken-see-an