Definition of Ovidian in English:
Ovidian
adjective ˈɒvɪdɪənˈɑvɪdiən
Relating to or characteristic of the Roman poet Ovid or his works.
Ovidian tales of the loves of the gods
Example sentencesExamples
- An Ovidian transformation is happening in my hard-to-reach teenager.
- Shakespeare was most Ovidian at the beginning and the end of his career.
- Ancient depictions of Marsyas show the satyr at one of three moments in the Ovidian narrative.
- He analyzes the painting as an illustration of the Ovidian myth and relates it to other pictorial and textual interpretations.
- Both his early narrative poems are based on Ovidian sources.
- The frame with the Ovidian inscription was lost at some time between 1700 and 1842.
Definition of Ovidian in US English:
Ovidian
adjectiveˈävidēənˈɑvɪdiən
Relating to or characteristic of the Roman poet Ovid or his works.
Ovidian tales of the loves of the gods
Example sentencesExamples
- Both his early narrative poems are based on Ovidian sources.
- Ancient depictions of Marsyas show the satyr at one of three moments in the Ovidian narrative.
- The frame with the Ovidian inscription was lost at some time between 1700 and 1842.
- He analyzes the painting as an illustration of the Ovidian myth and relates it to other pictorial and textual interpretations.
- Shakespeare was most Ovidian at the beginning and the end of his career.
- An Ovidian transformation is happening in my hard-to-reach teenager.