Chekhovian

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adjective

Of or pertaining to Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) or his writings.

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Meanings

adjectiveChekhovian (comparative more Chekhovian, superlative most Chekhovian)

comparative more Chekhovian · superlative most Chekhovian

  1. Of or pertaining to Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) or his writings.

    The structure of society in which the wealthy intelligentsia are sustained by armies of serfs and pontificate over the politics of Tsarist Russia only serves to reinforce the Chekhovian imagery.

    2016, Nigel Purse, Tom Stoppard’s Plays: Patterns of Plenitude and Parsimony, BRILL, →ISBN, page 537

Origin

From Chekhov + -ian.

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Translations

French tchékhovien
  • tchékhovienof or pertaining to Chekhov
Hungarian csehovi
  • csehoviof or pertaining to Chekhov
Cite this entry
APA

Chekhovian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chekhovian

MLA

“Chekhovian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chekhovian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Chekhovian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Chekhovian.

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