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Pirandellian

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌpɪɹənˈdɛlɪ.ən/
  • rhymes with -ɛliən

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello (1867–1936), Italian dramatist and poet; especially describing drama in which actors become inseparable and indistinct from the characters that they play.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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History

Etymology

From Italian Pirandello + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: pirandellovský — characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello
  • French: pirandellien — characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello
  • German: pirandellianisch — characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello
  • German: pirandellesk — characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello
  • Greek: πιραντελλικός (pirantellikós) — characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello
  • Greek: πιραντελικός (pirantelikós) — characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello
  • Italian: pirandelliano — characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello
  • Polish: pirandellowski — characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello
  • Portuguese: pirandeliano — characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello
  • Russian: пиранде́лловский (pirandéllovskij) — characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello
  • Serbo-Croatian: пиранделовскӣ — characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello
  • Serbo-Croatian: pirandelovskī — characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello
  • Spanish: pirandeliano — characteristic of the works of Luigi Pirandello