Wellsianadj.n.

Brit.

/ˈwɛlzɪən/, U.S.

/ˈwɛlziən/

Forms:

α. 1900s– Wellsian.

β. 1900s– Wellsean.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Wells , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Herbert George Wells (1866–1946), English writer + -ian suffix.With the β. forms compare -ean suffix.

A. adj.

Of, relating to, or reminiscent of the writings and ideas of H. G. Wells, esp. his science fiction or social commentary.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > social ethics > [noun] > other theories and their adherents

atomism1836

Wellsian1905

personalism1908

totalist1956

the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > social ethics > [adjective] > of other doctrines and their adherents

anthropocentric1855

Wellsian1905

totalistic1932

neo-Marxist1933

1905 Interior 22 June 802/1 ‘A Modern Utopia’..includes many genuinely logical conclusions as to Utopian possibilities, enforced seriously or jauntily, but usually with the charming Wellsian elusiveness of style.

1916 J. Freeman Moderns 93 The extension of such a rigid word as morality, until it includes its own contradictions, is typically Wellsean.

1946 R. G. Collingwood Idea of Hist. 252 Some Wellsian machine for looking backwards through time.

1977 M. Drabble Ice Age i. 69 He thought of a Wellsian paradise, a Welwyn Garden City, with neat boxes.

2008 Wired Sept. 96/3 Classical Wellsian futurism has given way to pure wish fulfillment.

B. n.

An admirer or imitator of H. G. Wells or his work.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary world > [noun] > imitation or admiration of specific writer > follower or student of specific writer

Tacitist1656

Johnsonian1778

Richardsonian1778

Miltonist1830

Voltairean1842

Dickensite1849

Shakespearolater1875

Cervantist1881

Rabelaisian1882

Dickensian1885

Peacockian1886

Zolaist1886

Meredithian1892

Hardyan1896

Janeite1896

Stevensonian1897

Kiplingite1898

Hazlittian1902

Austenite1903

Balzacian1905

Shavian1905

Boswellian1908

Jacobite1909

Thackerayan1909

Trollopian1910

Wellsian1916

Proustian1919

Sitwellian1920

Pirandellist1925

Thoreauvian1927

Walpolian1927

Austenian1928

Stendhalian1928

Poeist1929

Morrisite1936

Joycean1938

Wodehousian1939

Lucianist1940

Woolfian1944

Leavisite1946

Jamesian1954

Yeatsian1954

Leavisian1955

Lawrentian1957

Lawrentian1959

Beckettian1965

Orwellian1971

1916 G. B. Shaw Pygmalion 200 The new-born Wellsian had to find her bearings almost as ridiculously as a baby.

1971 Shakespeare Q. 22 131 The failure of the Wellsians is inconsequential, since they have produced a society in which no one can effectively contest their failure.

2003 N.Y. Observer (Nexis) 6 Jan. 28 As good Wellsians, they predicted that a whole new form of community..would emerge.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	wellsian
释义	Wellsianadj.n. Brit. /ˈwɛlzɪən/, U.S. /ˈwɛlziən/ Forms: α. 1900s– Wellsian. β. 1900s– Wellsean. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Wells , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Herbert George Wells (1866–1946), English writer + -ian suffix.With the β. forms compare -ean suffix. A. adj. Of, relating to, or reminiscent of the writings and ideas of H. G. Wells, esp. his science fiction or social commentary. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > social ethics > [noun] > other theories and their adherents atomism1836 Wellsian1905 personalism1908 totalist1956 the mind > mental capacity > philosophy > moral philosophy > social ethics > [adjective] > of other doctrines and their adherents anthropocentric1855 Wellsian1905 totalistic1932 neo-Marxist1933 1905 Interior 22 June 802/1 ‘A Modern Utopia’..includes many genuinely logical conclusions as to Utopian possibilities, enforced seriously or jauntily, but usually with the charming Wellsian elusiveness of style. 1916 J. Freeman Moderns 93 The extension of such a rigid word as morality, until it includes its own contradictions, is typically Wellsean. 1946 R. G. Collingwood Idea of Hist. 252 Some Wellsian machine for looking backwards through time. 1977 M. Drabble Ice Age i. 69 He thought of a Wellsian paradise, a Welwyn Garden City, with neat boxes. 2008 Wired Sept. 96/3 Classical Wellsian futurism has given way to pure wish fulfillment. B. n. An admirer or imitator of H. G. Wells or his work. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > literary world > [noun] > imitation or admiration of specific writer > follower or student of specific writer Tacitist1656 Johnsonian1778 Richardsonian1778 Miltonist1830 Voltairean1842 Dickensite1849 Shakespearolater1875 Cervantist1881 Rabelaisian1882 Dickensian1885 Peacockian1886 Zolaist1886 Meredithian1892 Hardyan1896 Janeite1896 Stevensonian1897 Kiplingite1898 Hazlittian1902 Austenite1903 Balzacian1905 Shavian1905 Boswellian1908 Jacobite1909 Thackerayan1909 Trollopian1910 Wellsian1916 Proustian1919 Sitwellian1920 Pirandellist1925 Thoreauvian1927 Walpolian1927 Austenian1928 Stendhalian1928 Poeist1929 Morrisite1936 Joycean1938 Wodehousian1939 Lucianist1940 Woolfian1944 Leavisite1946 Jamesian1954 Yeatsian1954 Leavisian1955 Lawrentian1957 Lawrentian1959 Beckettian1965 Orwellian1971 1916 G. B. Shaw Pygmalion 200 The new-born Wellsian had to find her bearings almost as ridiculously as a baby. 1971 Shakespeare Q. 22 131 The failure of the Wellsians is inconsequential, since they have produced a society in which no one can effectively contest their failure. 2003 N.Y. Observer (Nexis) 6 Jan. 28 As good Wellsians, they predicted that a whole new form of community..would emerge. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.n.1905
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