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Stendhalian

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

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  • UK: /stɒ̃ˈdɑːlɪən/
  • US: /stɛ̃ˈdɑli.ən/
  • US: /stɛnˈdɑli.ən/
  • rhymes with -ɑːliən

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adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to, or in the style of French novelist Marie-Henri Beyle (1783–1842), known as Stendhal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Stendhal + -ian.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: стенда́лски (stendálski) — pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal
  • Czech: stendhalovský — pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal
  • Czech: Stendhalův — pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal
  • Finnish: stendhalilainen — pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal
  • French: stendhalien — pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal
  • German: stendhalisch — pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal
  • Greek: στανταλικός (stantalikós) — pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal
  • Hungarian: stendhali — pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal
  • Italian: stendhaliano — pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal
  • Polish: stendhalowski — pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal
  • Russian: стенда́льский (stendálʹskij) — pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal
  • Ukrainian: стенда́льський (stendálʹsʹkyj) — pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal
  • Vietnamese: Xtăng-đan — pertaining to, or in the style of Stendhal