Elizabethan

American  

[ih-liz-uh-bee-thuhn, -beth-uhn] / ɪˌlɪz əˈbi θən, -ˈbɛθ ən /

adjective

1. of or relating to the reign of Elizabeth I, queen of England, or to her times.

   Elizabethan diplomacy; Elizabethan music.

2. noting or pertaining to an English Renaissance style of architecture of the reign of Elizabeth I characterized by fantastic sculptured or molded ornament of German or Flemish origin, symmetrical layouts, and an emphasis on domestic architecture.

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noun

1. an English person who lived during the Elizabethan period, especially a poet or dramatist.

Elizabethan British  

/ ɪˌlɪzəˈbiːθən /

adjective

1. of, characteristic of, or relating to England or its culture in the age of Elizabeth I or to the United Kingdom or its culture in the age of Elizabeth II

2. of, relating to, or designating a style of architecture used in England during the reign of Elizabeth I, characterized by moulded and sculptured ornament based on German and Flemish models

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noun

1. a person who lived in England during the reign of Elizabeth I

Other Word Forms

• anti-Elizabethan adjective
• half-Elizabethan adjective
• post-Elizabethan adjective
• pro-Elizabethan adjective
• pseudo-Elizabethan adjective

Etymology

Origin of Elizabethan

First recorded in 1810–20; Elizabeth + -an

Example Sentences

“It gives us a sense of how Elizabethans recorded music for posterity; how they could relive a musical experience.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Suetonius recorded that Julius Caesar was “somewhat overnice in the care of his person,” and Elizabethan courtiers sported particolored slashed sleeves, but the dandy is a modern, urban phenomenon.

From The Wall Street Journal

"I made bread using a Tudor recipe, I planted my own Elizabethan medicinal garden and I went on a course to find out how to turn plants into medicines."

From BBC

He had written his sister a birthday card in Elizabethan English.

From Los Angeles Times

Prescot is believed to have been the site of the only purpose-built Elizabethan theatre outside London, which is thought to have existed in the 1590s.

From BBC