Ruskinian

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adjective

Of or pertaining to John Ruskin (1819-1900), English writer, critic, and artist.

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Meanings

adjectiveRuskinian (comparative more Ruskinian, superlative most Ruskinian)

comparative more Ruskinian · superlative most Ruskinian

  1. Of or pertaining to John Ruskin (1819-1900), English writer, critic, and artist.

    It was constructed from local materials and completed in 1842; it is Victorian but looks Romanesque; Ruskinian in its simplicity, it pre-dates Ruskin by a decade.

    2012, Frances Wilson, “Evergreen Architecture”, in Literary Review, section 402

Origin

From Ruskin + -ian.

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APA

Ruskinian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ruskinian

MLA

“Ruskinian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ruskinian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Ruskinian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Ruskinian.

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