Meanings
comparative more Björkian · superlative most Björkian
- Of, related to, or resembling mononymous Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk.
Glasser has a Björkian gift for pairing airy melodies and occasional gale-force belting with polyrhythmic, electronics-dense beats.
2010 October 28, Jonah Weiner, “Reviews”, in Rolling Stone, number 1116, page 672 more examples
Graham Massey of 808 State turns a Björkian moan into a vibrating siren and powers his strangely metalloid version of "Army Of Me" with it; […]
1997 March 28, Douglas Wolk, “Best New Music”, in CMJ New Music Monthly, number 43, page 12Here Native Tongues beats gird good-golly-Miss-Mali feminism, cameos from the Roots and This Kid Named Miles, pygmy flute-scat, and flurries of drum'n'bass-driven Björkian ecstasy.
2000, SPIN, volume 16, number 1, page 126Synonyms: Björkish
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOf, related to, or resembling mononymous Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk.
Origin
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Björkian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Bj%C3%B6rkian
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