Shavian

English

Etymology

From Latin Shavi(us) +‎ -an (Latinised form of Shaw), named after George Bernard Shaw.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʃeɪ.vɪ.ən/

Adjective

Shavian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to George Bernard Shaw or his works.
   • 1998, Christopher Innes, The Cambridge Companion to George Bernard Shaw, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 156:

     Possibly more than any other Shavian character, Undershaft engenders critical disagreement and discussion, even among the other characters in the play who call him “wicked” and “immoral” and refer to him in Devilish terms such as “Mephistoles” and “The Prince of Darkness”.

   • 2023 May 7, Michael Billington, “The Coronation review – immaculately rehearsed, touching and Shakespearean”, in The Guardian‎^[1], →ISSN:

     Speaking as someone who supports the Shavian argument that monarchy is a bulwark against dictatorship, I found it a dignified occasion and a reminder that, as a nation, we seem to be infinitely better at staging public spectacles than at governing the country.

2. Of or relating to the Shavian alphabet.
   • 2011, C.M. Millward, Mary Hayes, A Biography of the English Language, Cengage Learning, →ISBN, page 297:

     As late as the 1960s, Shaw's own Androcles and the Lion was published in his revised alphabet—but the fact that few people have even heard of the Shavian spelling reform shows how futile the effort has been.

Derived terms

• Shaviana
• Shavian alphabet
• Shavianism
• Shavianismus
• Shavianity
• Shavianized

Translations

of or relating to Shaw or his works

• French: shavien (fr)
• Italian: sciaviano m, sciaviana f

Noun

Shavian (plural Shavians)

1. An admirer of Shaw, or an advocate of his ideas.

Translations

an admirer of Shaw or an advocate of his ideas

• Italian: sciaviano m, sciaviana f

Anagrams

• Avinash