Meanings
adjectivekurortish (not comparable)
- especiallynot comparableResort-like; idyllic; picturesque.
Origin
A term first used by Nabokov, from Russian курорт (kurort, “resort”) + -ish.
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kurortish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kurortish
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“kurortish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kurortish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “kurortish,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/kurortish.
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