Meanings
comparative more Brunonian · superlative most Brunonian
- Of or relating to John Brown (physician, born 1735), Scottish physician who taught that disease was caused by either excessive or inadequate stimulation.
- Of or relating to Sir Thomas Browne, English scholar and author known for his eloquent style.
The dissertation's organizing idea is that each individual Brunonian work exhibits an historically convergent epistemology
2000, Leslie Carol Rosier, “The Knowing of Sir Thomas Browne”, in Fordham University Dissertations & Theses1 more example
Hostile criticism has often taken as typical the style of Christian Morals, written at the end of his life and unpublished till 1756—a work showing signs of decadence, in its exaggeration and stiffening of Brunonian traits.
1951, Austin Warren, “The Style of Sir Thomas Browne”, in The Kenyon Review, vol. 13, no. 4
Origin
- Old High Germanbrun“brown”
- Medieval Latinbrunus“brown”
- LatinBruno“Brown”
- EnglishBrunonian
From Bruno + -n- + -ian. From Latin Bruno (“Brown”), from Medieval Latin brunus (“brown”), from Old High German brun (“brown”).
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Brunonian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Brunonian
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