Joycean

Joycean

English

Alternative forms

• Joycian

Etymology

Joyce +‎ -ean

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɪsɪ.ən/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɔɪsi.ən/

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Adjective

Joycean (comparative more Joycean, superlative most Joycean)

1. Of or pertaining to James Joyce (1882–1941) or his writings.
   • 2011 June 15, Debbie McGoldrick, “The genius of the Irish writer James Joyce”, in IrishCentral.com‎:

     Around the world these days there are thousands of Joycean scholars who make their living parsing and reparsing the great man who, perhaps much to his chagrin if he were alive, has become a symbol of all things Irish to millions.

2. (of writing) In a verbally inventive style similar to that of James Joyce.
   • 1984, Anthony Burgess, “The Horse's Mouth — Joyce Cary [1944]”, in Ninety-nine Novels, London: Allison & Busby:

     Jimson is a total nonconformist and his god is William Blake, whom he quotes endlessly in his somewhat Joycean interior monologues.

Coordinate terms

• nonce

Translations

pertaining to James Joyce or his writings

Czech: joyceovský Estonian: Joyce'lik Finnish: joycelainen (fi) French: joycien German: joyceanisch Greek: τζοϋσικός (tzoÿsikós) Hungarian: joyce-i Italian: joyciano (it), gioissiano Polish: joyce'owski Portuguese: joyceano Russian: джо́йсовский (ru) (džójsovskij) Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: џојсовскӣ Roman: džojsovskī Slovak: joyceovský Spanish: joyceano

Noun

Joycean (plural Joyceans)

1. A person who studies or admires the works of James Joyce.

Anagrams

• Jayceon, Jayoncé, joyance