Arnoldian
English
Etymology
Arnold + -ian
Adjective
Arnoldian (comparative more Arnoldian, superlative most Arnoldian)
- Of or relating to Arnold of Brescia.
- (sociology) Of or relating to Matthew Arnold (1822–1888), British poet and cultural critic.
- 2000 September 21, Hal Foster, “Slumming with Rappers at the Roxy”, in London Review of Books, volume 22, number 18, ISSN 0260-9592:
- In the end, as Seabrook sees it, the law of Nobrow is simple: the Arnoldian criterion of ‘the best that is known and thought’ is long gone, and what rules is the Buzz principle of whatever is hot.
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Derived terms
- Arnoldianism
Translations
relating to Matthew Arnold
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Noun
Arnoldian (plural Arnoldians)
- A supporter of the ideas of Matthew Arnold.
Anagrams
- Landorian, Rolandian, nonradial