Edwardian

[ed-wawr-dee-uh n, -wahr-]

adjective

of or relating to the reign of Edward VII.

reflecting the opulence or self-satisfaction characteristic of this reign.

noting or pertaining to the castle architecture of Edward I.

noun

a person who lived during the reign of Edward VII.

Origin of Edwardian

1860–65; Edward (VII, I) + -ian

Related formsEd·ward·i·an·ism, noun

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Contemporary Examples of edwardian

At the center of allegations about a political cover-up is a nondescript Edwardian terraced house in West London.
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Who rules East Europe,” says Kaplan (quoting the words of an Edwardian theorist), “rules the world.
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One can put that down to Edwardian reticence if one pleases.
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As Macmillan realized he had been betrayed, his whole belief system, based on Edwardian values and social discretion, collapsed.
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Clive Irving
June 9, 2011
We lived at the time in London, in the winding garret apartment of a red-brick Edwardian block in Mayfair.
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Historical Examples of edwardian

The Edwardian castles of Caernarvon and Beaumaris belong to this type of fortress.
English Villages
P. H. Ditchfield
You mean—go back to the Edwardian youthfulness she had abandoned?
December Love
Robert Hichens
And now, in her secret vexation, she was moved to speak of the once famous Edwardian.
December Love
Robert Hichens
The compliment was the greater because the Edwardian had not encouraged him.
December Love
Robert Hichens
A third minor variety of the Edwardian stamps must be recorded.
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Stanley Currie Johnson

British Dictionary definitions for edwardian

Edwardian

adjective

denoting, relating to, or having the style of life, architecture, dress, etc, current in Britain during the reign of Edward VII

noun

a person who lived during the reign of Edward VII

Derived FormsEdwardianism, noun

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Word Origin and History for edwardian

Edwardian

adj.

1861, in reference to the medieval English kings of that name; 1908 in the sense of "of the time or reign of Edward VII" (1901-10), and, since 1934, especially with reference to the men's clothing styles (cf. teddy-boy, 1954, for which see Teddy). From Edward + -ian.