Tennyson

[ten-uh-suhn]

noun

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

Tennyson

/ 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)

Other Word Forms

• Tennysonian adjective

Example Sentences

Tennyson added that the couple are "two of the most accessible politicians in Northern Ireland".

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At an earlier hearing, Clenton, of Tennyson Road in Wolverhampton, admitted causing serious injury by dangerous driving, aggravated vehicle theft, failing to stop, and driving without insurance and while disqualified.

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Alliance deputy leader Eoin Tennyson said: "Trump's destructive trade war will damage living standards across the globe."

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Alliance Party deputy leader Eóin Tennyson said the process of developing the programme for government was "fraught at times" and involved "needless delay", but he welcomed agreement on it as a "step forward".

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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.

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