Dunsany

[ duhn-sey-nee ]

noun
  1. Edward John More·ton Drax Plun·kett [mawr-tn draks -pluhng-ket, -kit, mohr-], /ˈmɔr tn dræks ˈplʌŋ kɛt, -kɪt, ˈmoʊr-/, 18th Baron "Lord Dunsany", 1878–1957, Irish dramatist, poet, and essayist.

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How to use Dunsany in a sentence

  • It was an immediate success and aroused great general interest in Dunsany's other plays.

    One-Act Plays | Various
  • A Dunsany play would be too difficult for the Gopher Prairie association.

    Main Street | Sinclair Lewis
  • Dunsany's prime quality is a romantic and highly colored imagination which is rich in symbolism.

  • A Night at an Inn is one of Dunsany's contributions to the revival of romance in our generation.

    One-Act Plays | Various
  • Dunsany Castle was built by Hugh de Lacy about the middle of the twelfth century.

    One Irish Summer | William Eleroy Curtis

British Dictionary definitions for Dunsany

Dunsany

/ (dʌnˈseɪnɪ) /


noun
  1. 18th Baron, title of Edward John Moreton Drax Plunkett. 1878–1957, Irish dramatist and short-story writer

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