Austen

American  

[aw-stuhn] / ˈɔ stən /

noun

1. Jane, 1775–1817, English novelist.

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Austen British  

/ ˈɔː-, ˈɒstɪn /

noun

1. Jane. 1775–1817, English novelist, noted particularly for the insight and delicate irony of her portrayal of middle-class families. Her completed novels are Sense and Sensibility (1811), Pride and Prejudice (1813), Mansfield Park (1814), Emma (1816), Northanger Abbey (1818), and Persuasion (1818)

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Example Sentences

Mary is a somewhat obscure character, one whom Austen rendered as a less-than-radiant, moralizing afterthought who sang badly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

It’s not what Austen had in mind, perhaps, but it makes her irresistible to us.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 5, 2026

Like her bookish character, she did extensive research on “Pride and Prejudice,” Austen and the time period.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

Novelist Jane Austen, artist J. M. W. Turner and mathematician and codebreaker Alan Turing, are also due to be phased out on the £10, £20 and £50 banknotes respectively as part of a redesign.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

I couldn’t remember having had an enemy since kindergarten, when Katie Austen took a crayon and drew mustaches on all the pictures of Grandma Beetle in my copy of Just a Minute.

From "The First Rule of Punk" by Celia C. Pérez