Pride and Prejudice

American  

noun

1. a novel (1813) by Jane Austen (written 1796–97).

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Pride and Prejudice Cultural  

1. (1813) A comic novel by Jane Austen about the life of an upper-middle-class family, the Bennets, in eighteenth-century England. A complex succession of events ends with the marriages of the two eldest Bennet daughters.

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Example Sentences

Jones recently portrayed Mrs Bennet in another comedy series, The Other Bennet Sister, which was inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

Ruth Jones says she is "stepping into very big shoes" as she stars in a new BBC comedy series inspired by Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

With Pride and Prejudice published in 1813, why do the cast and crew of this new drama think her work continues to speak to people?

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

Screenwriter Quintrell feels very lucky to have contributed to a follow-on story in the world of Pride and Prejudice.

From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025

Kathy made lunches while the three girls sat at the kitchen table, eating and reciting, in English accents, scenes from Pride and Prejudice.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers