Jonson

American  

[jon-suhn] / ˈdʒɒn sən /

noun

1. Ben, 1573?–1637, English dramatist and poet.

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Jonson British  

/ ˈdʒɒnsən /

noun

1. Ben. 1572–1637, English dramatist and poet, who developed the "comedy of humours", in which each character is used to satirize one particular humour or temperament. His plays include Volpone (1606), The Alchemist (1610), and Bartholomew Fair (1614), and he also wrote court masques

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Other Word Forms

• Jonsonian
  adjective

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Example Sentences

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Jonson

Shakespeare, as his contemporary Ben Jonson noted, had “small Latin and less Greek.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026

Defense minister Pal Jonson said the new ships will allow Sweden to operate within NATO’s entire area of operations and contribute to the military alliance’s collective air and missile defense.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 19, 2026

Jonson told Sweden's public broadcaster SVT there was probably a "strong link" between the drone and a Russian naval vessel in Sweden's territorial waters in the Oresund Strait, between Sweden and Denmark.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Speaking at an annual defence conference, Jonson also lamented that the security situation had deteriorated compared to a year earlier.

From Barron's ● Jan. 12, 2026

Was it given to Jonson, or did he borrow it and keep it?

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton

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