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

"There are so many nods to Pride and Prejudice - recognisable characters, iconic ballroom scenes, moments that make you think, 'I remember that'," said Jones.

From BBC • Mar. 12, 2026

Actor Jack Lowden has said he likes the idea of "breaking down barriers" by being a ginger Mr Darcy in a new adaptation of Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice.

From BBC • Apr. 27, 2025

Millions of viewers around the world swooned over Colin Firth as Mr Darcy, striding out of a lake wearing a wet shirt in the BBC's 1995 adaptation of Pride and Prejudice.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2024

My favorites were Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer