Minecraftian

English

Etymology

From Minecraft +‎ -ian.

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪnkræftiən/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈmaɪnkraftiən/

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Adjective

Minecraftian (comparative more Minecraftian, superlative most Minecraftian)

1. (video games) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Minecraft.
   • 2015, Trevor Talley, “Introduction”, in Master Builder 3.0 Advanced: Minecraft®™ Secrets and Strategies from the Game’s Greatest Players, Triumph Books, →ISBN, page 5:

     It’s time to go deeper into Minecraft, to not just learn how to be great at playing Minecraft, but to dive into every crevice of Minecraftian knowledge that there is in the world.

   • 2015, James H. Clark, Cori Dusmann, John Moltz, The Visual Guide to Minecraft, Peachpit Press, →ISBN, page xii:

     A Note to Parents (…and grandparents, aunts and uncles, teachers, and all other Minecraftian grown-ups)

   • 2015 October 2, David Berry, “The glory days of National Lampoon revisited”, in Calgary Herald, page C2:

     Cracked and CollegeHumor have taken its pop cultural musings and made them into a Minecraftian mini-world from which there’s no escape.

   • 2020, Michael T. Wilson, “Minecraft Fiction”, in Anne H. Stevens, Molly C. O’Donnell, editors, The Microgenre: A Quick Look at Small Culture, Bloomsbury Academic, →ISBN:

     Much, perhaps most, Minecraft fiction follows the robinsonade template, emphasizing the day-to-day life of a character, including nonhuman characters, striving to survive and thrive in a recognizably Minecraftian world by utilizing its resources.

Synonyms

• Minecrafty

Translations

of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Minecraft — see Minecrafty

Noun

Minecraftian (plural Minecraftians)

1. (video games, rare) A person who plays the game Minecraft; a Minecrafter.