Tennyson

American  

[ten-uh-suhn] / ˈtɛn ə sən /

noun

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

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Tennyson British  

/ ˌtɛnɪˈsəʊnɪən, ˈtɛnɪsən /

noun

1. 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

Ancient, patriarchal and oracular, Tennyson was not merely the poet laureate of England; he was, like his queen, a symbol of the British Empire.

From The Wall Street Journal

Later his encouragement helped guide the careers of John Keats, Percy Shelley and Alfred Tennyson.

From The Wall Street Journal

Household Cavalry horses Trojan, Tennyson, Vanquish and Vida have all returned to duty.

From BBC

Alliance Party deputy leader Eóin Tennyson said the Longs would not be "intimidated" by the mob but that they "shouldn't have to put up with it".

From BBC

But it’s her dreamy delivery of Alfred Tennyson’s “The Lady of Shalott” that stops time, wraps it in gauze and conveys the full tragedy of a heroine yearning to be known and, yet, hidden away.

From Salon