autobiographical

Canada/ˌɑtoʊˌbaɪəˈɡɹæfəkəl/UK/ˌɔː.təˌbaɪ.əˈɡɹæf.ɪk.əl/

adjective

Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.

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Meanings

adjectiveautobiographical (comparative more autobiographical, superlative most autobiographical)

comparative more autobiographical · superlative most autobiographical · alternative autobiographic

  1. Of or relating to a person's life or an account of a person's life, as told by the subject.

    The 2006 graphic novel, an autobiographical work about Bechdel coming to terms with her homosexuality as her funeral-director father remains closeted, was selected as a summer reading book for the Duke Class of 2019.

    2015 August 24, Todd Leopold, “Duke students reject award-winning book over gay themes”, in CNN

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof or relating to or characteristic of an autobiographer

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autobiographic

adjectiverelating to or in the style of an autobiography

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autobiographic
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autobiographic

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From autobiography + -ical or auto- + biographical.

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Translations

Bulgarian автобиографи́чен, автобиографи́чески
  • автобиографи́чен (avtobiografíčen)of or relating to person's life
  • автобиографи́чески (avtobiografíčeski)of or relating to person's life
Catalan autobiogràfic
  • autobiogràficof or relating to person's life
Danish autobiografisk, selvbiografisk
  • autobiografiskof or relating to person's life
  • selvbiografiskof or relating to person's life
Dutch autobiografisch
  • autobiografischof or relating to person's life
Esperanto membiografia
  • membiografiaof or relating to person's life
Finnish omaelämäkerrallinen
  • omaelämäkerrallinenof or relating to person's life
French autobiographique
  • autobiographiqueof or relating to person's life
German autobiographisch, autobiografisch
  • autobiographischof or relating to person's life
  • autobiografischof or relating to person's life
Hungarian önéletrajzi
  • önéletrajziof or relating to person's life
Irish dírbheathaisnéiseach
  • dírbheathaisnéiseachof or relating to person's life
Italian autobiografico
  • autobiograficoof or relating to person's life
Polish autobiograficzny
  • autobiograficznyof or relating to person's life
Portuguese autobiográfico
  • autobiográficoof or relating to person's life
Romanian autobiografic
  • autobiograficof or relating to person's life
Russian автобиографи́ческий
  • автобиографи́ческий (avtobiografíčeskij)of or relating to person's life
Spanish autobiográfico
  • autobiográficoof or relating to person's life
Swedish självbiografisk
  • självbiografiskof or relating to person's life
Ukrainian автобіографі́чний
  • автобіографі́чний (avtobiohrafíčnyj)of or relating to person's life
Yiddish אויטאָביאָגראַפֿיש
  • אויטאָביאָגראַפֿיש (oytobyografish)of or relating to person's life
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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