Nabokov

American  

[nuh-baw-kuhf, nab-uh-kawf, -kof, nuh-baw-kuhf] / nəˈbɔ kəf, ˈnæb əˌkɔf, -ˌkɒf, nʌˈbɔ kəf /

noun

1. Vladimir Vladimirovich 1899–1977, U.S. novelist, short-story writer, and poet, born in Russia.

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Nabokov British  

/ ˌnæbəˈkəʊvɪən, nəˈbɒkɒf, ˈnæbəˌkɒf /

noun

1. Vladimir Vladimirovich (vlaˈdimir vlaˈdimirəvitʃ). 1899–1977, US novelist, born in Russia. His works include Lolita (1955), Pnin (1957), Pale Fire (1962), and Ada (1969)

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Other Word Forms

• Nabokovian
  adjective

Example Sentences

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Nabokov

“I don’t think that an artist should bother about his audience,” Vladimir Nabokov sniffed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 2026

Yet the tale he wrote for quick cash turned out to be one of his finest: Vladimir Nabokov listed it among his half-dozen contemporary American favorites in 1972.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2025

As Nabokov wrote of his own novel, it lacks a moral, and a moral center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2025

Vladimir Nabokov flexed on both of them by using em dashes between other em dashes.

From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2025

Dean Nabokov strode through the halls, shooing everyone to their proper places.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton