Dylan
noun
Bob Robert Zimmerman, born 1941, U.S. folk-rock singer, guitarist, and composer.
Dylanesque
-
a word derived from
Dylan.
Example Sentences
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His personas include Dylanesque poet, Elvis-influenced rocker, high-energy bandleader, acoustic folk hero, musical faith healer, Broadway showman and, just in the last few years, country storyteller and soul crooner.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2025
Joel’s most Dylanesque lyric, meanwhile, comes across as his version of “Just Like a Woman.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 24, 2025
Lennon-McCartney and Jagger-Richards were each writing ever more Dylanesque lyrics.
From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2015
Opener Bhi Bhiman makes “folk” music the Dylanesque way, writing his own material.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 13, 2015
Sometimes this led to some interesting jazzy or Dylanesque variations; other times the songs sounded bleary and depleted.
From The Guardian ● Oct. 1, 2014
