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Wellsian meaning

Of or pertaining to H. G. Wells (1866–1946), English writer regarded as a progenitor of science fiction, or his writings or politics.

Using Wellsian

  • The main meaning on this page is: Of or pertaining to H. G. Wells (1866–1946), English writer regarded as a progenitor of science fiction, or his writings or politics.
  • In the example corpus, wellsian often appears in combinations such as: the wellsian.

Context around Wellsian

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 37.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 0 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Wellsian

  • In this selection, "wellsian" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 37.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, utopia stand out and add context to how "wellsian" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include journal the wellsian has published and of the wellsian utopia and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "wellsian" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with wellsian

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

The scholarly journal The Wellsian has published around twenty articles on The Time Machine, and the new US academic journal devoted to H.G. Wells, The Undying Fire has published three since its inception in 2002. (36 words)

Aldous Huxley, Letters of Aldous Huxley, ed. by Grover Smith (New York and Evanston: Harper & Row, 1969), p. 348: "I am writing a novel about the future — on the horror of the Wellsian Utopia and a revolt against it. (39 words)

Aldous Huxley, Letters of Aldous Huxley, ed. by Grover Smith (New York and Evanston: Harper & Row, 1969), p. 348: "I am writing a novel about the future — on the horror of the Wellsian Utopia and a revolt against it. (39 words)

The scholarly journal The Wellsian has published around twenty articles on The Time Machine, and the new US academic journal devoted to H.G. Wells, The Undying Fire has published three since its inception in 2002. (36 words)

Example sentences (2)

Aldous Huxley, Letters of Aldous Huxley, ed. by Grover Smith (New York and Evanston: Harper & Row, 1969), p. 348: "I am writing a novel about the future — on the horror of the Wellsian Utopia and a revolt against it.

The scholarly journal The Wellsian has published around twenty articles on The Time Machine, and the new US academic journal devoted to H.G. Wells, The Undying Fire has published three since its inception in 2002.

Common combinations with wellsian

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "wellsian" in a sentence?
An example: "Aldous Huxley, Letters of Aldous Huxley, ed. by Grover Smith (New York and Evanston: Harper & Row, 1969), p. 348: "I am writing a novel about the future — on the horror of the Wellsian Utopia and a revolt against it." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "wellsian" from authentic English texts.
What does "wellsian" mean?
Wellsian means: Of or pertaining to H. G. Wells (1866–1946), English writer regarded as a progenitor of science fiction, or his writings or politics.
How many example sentences with "wellsian" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "wellsian", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.