Audenesque

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adjective

Recalling the style of W. H. Auden (1907–1973), Anglo-American poet, whose work is characterized by stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with moral and political issues, and the relationship between unique human beings and the anonymous, impersonal world of nature.

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Meanings

adjectiveAudenesque (comparative more Audenesque, superlative most Audenesque)

comparative more Audenesque · superlative most Audenesque

  1. Recalling the style of W. H. Auden (1907–1973), Anglo-American poet, whose work is characterized by stylistic and technical achievement, its engagement with moral and political issues, and the relationship between unique human beings and the anonymous, impersonal world of nature.

Origin

From Auden + -esque.

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APA

Audenesque. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Audenesque

MLA

“Audenesque.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Audenesque. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Audenesque,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Audenesque.

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