Tennyson

American

[ten-uh-suhn] / ˈtɛn ə sən /

noun

Alfred, Lord 1st Baron, 1809–92, English poet: poet laureate 1850–92.

Tennyson British

/ ˌtɛnɪˈsəʊnɪən, ˈtɛnɪsən /

noun

Alfred, Lord Tennyson. 1809–92, English poet; poet laureate (1850–92). His poems include The Lady of Shalott (1832), Morte d'Arthur (1842), the collection In Memoriam (1850), Maud (1855), and Idylls of the King (1859)

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Other Word Forms

Tennysonian

adjective

Example Sentences

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Aaron Rai and Kaden Tennyson are champions of the highest order.

From Los Angeles Times • May 23, 2026

There was no way Tennyson wouldn’t answer the call for duty.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

Its deputy leader Eoin Tennyson said Westminster also had a responsibility around VAT and fuel duty, as Stormont had limited powers to intervene.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The poet appealed to Hallam’s imaginative depths, and Hallam brought the unkempt and solitary Tennyson into the world of the elite and affluent.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 20, 2026

A Tennyson garden, heavy with scent, languid; the return of the word swoon.

From "The Handmaid's Tale" by Margaret Atwood

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