Ionesco

[yuh-nes-koh, ee-uh-]

noun

1. Eugène 1912–94, French playwright, born in Romania.

Ionesco

/ jɔnɛsko, ˌiːəˈnɛskəʊ /

noun

1. Eugène (øʒɛn). 1912–94, French dramatist, born in Romania; a leading exponent of the theatre of the absurd. His plays include The Bald Prima Donna (1950) and Rhinoceros (1960)

Example Sentences

If she left Plinkst, Simon would have no way to reach her, and she would never receive the urgently needed advice from Madame Ionesco.

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She had recently used all her savings to pay for the services of Madame Ionesco, a Gypsy soothsayer of spooky reputation.

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Penelope thought of Madame Ionesco: her short stature, the poor condition of her teeth, her collection of voluminous scarves, and her excellent recipe for Gypsy cakes, of which the children had grown quite fond.

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As for Madame Ionesco, the missing Gypsy, what with being in jail and all, I haven’t been able to conduct a thorough search for her just yet.

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He was later a founder of the Haifa Municipal Theater, where his roles included Petruchio in Shakespeare’s “Taming of the Shrew,” Azdak in Brecht’s “Caucasian Chalk Circle” and Jean in Eugène Ionesco’s “Rhinoceros.”

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