Definition of Baudelairean in English:
Baudelairean
(also Baudelairian)
adjective ˌbəʊd(ə)ˈlɛːrɪənˌboʊdəˈlɛriən
Relating to or characteristic of the French poet and critic Charles Baudelaire or his works.
he delivers his dialogue with Baudelairean flair
Example sentencesExamples
- Their formal innovations and aestheticism further pushed the Baudelairean boundaries of poetic language.
- He delivers his pompous dialogue with Baudelairean flair.
- It is a painting that is not a retrospective on Manet's own Baudelairean years.
nounˌbəʊd(ə)ˈlɛːrɪənˌboʊdəˈlɛriən
An admirer, imitator, or student of the French poet and critic Charles Baudelaire.
the nineteenth-century Baudelaireans
Example sentencesExamples
- I'm deeply grateful to all those Baudelaireans whose studies have helped me in my thinking.
- So far as I have been able to determine, nothing more is known of this precocious Baudelairean.
- Of her real history, the most enthusiastic Baudelaireans know little.
Definition of Baudelairean in US English:
Baudelairean
(also Baudelairian)
adjectiveˌboʊdəˈlɛriənˌbōdəˈlerēən
Relating to or characteristic of the French poet and critic Charles Baudelaire or his works.
he delivers his dialogue with Baudelairean flair
Example sentencesExamples
- Their formal innovations and aestheticism further pushed the Baudelairean boundaries of poetic language.
- It is a painting that is not a retrospective on Manet's own Baudelairean years.
- He delivers his pompous dialogue with Baudelairean flair.
nounˌboʊdəˈlɛriənˌbōdəˈlerēən
An admirer, imitator, or student of the French poet and critic Charles Baudelaire.
the nineteenth-century Baudelaireans
Example sentencesExamples
- Of her real history, the most enthusiastic Baudelaireans know little.
- So far as I have been able to determine, nothing more is known of this precocious Baudelairean.
- I'm deeply grateful to all those Baudelaireans whose studies have helped me in my thinking.