Definition of Chekhovian in English:

Chekhovian

adjective tʃɛˈkəʊvɪənˌtʃɛˈkoʊviən

Relating to or characteristic of the Russian playwright and short-story writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov or his works.
a vaguely Chekhovian tale of three sisters
Example sentencesExamples
- Deep emotion, pathos, and laughter through tears are all hallmarks of the Chekhovian oeuvre.
- Her Chekhovian misadventure earns points for effort.
- This last performance was hailed as one of the finest Chekhovian performances he had ever seen.
- He became a schoolmaster until his first West End success with a Chekhovian domestic drama about an insurance salesman incapable of fulfilling his own dreams of a better life.
- What a glorious film it is, Chekhovian in its wit and melancholy.
- His fiction aspired to, and often achieved, a Chekhovian mixture of comic concision and pathos.
- She has been called Chekhovian in that she writes the comedy of ironic twists and hidden intentions.
- There are Chekhovian echoes in its depiction of a way of life about to pass into oblivion.

Rhymes

Harrovian, Jovian, Pavlovian

Definition of Chekhovian in US English:

Chekhovian

adjectiveˌtʃɛˈkoʊviənˌCHeˈkōvēən

Relating to or characteristic of the Russian playwright and short-story writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov or his works.
a vaguely Chekhovian tale of three sisters
Example sentencesExamples
- There are Chekhovian echoes in its depiction of a way of life about to pass into oblivion.
- This last performance was hailed as one of the finest Chekhovian performances he had ever seen.
- His fiction aspired to, and often achieved, a Chekhovian mixture of comic concision and pathos.
- What a glorious film it is, Chekhovian in its wit and melancholy.
- Her Chekhovian misadventure earns points for effort.
- Deep emotion, pathos, and laughter through tears are all hallmarks of the Chekhovian oeuvre.
- She has been called Chekhovian in that she writes the comedy of ironic twists and hidden intentions.
- He became a schoolmaster until his first West End success with a Chekhovian domestic drama about an insurance salesman incapable of fulfilling his own dreams of a better life.

单词	Chekhovian
释义	Definition of Chekhovian in English: Chekhovian adjective tʃɛˈkəʊvɪənˌtʃɛˈkoʊviən Relating to or characteristic of the Russian playwright and short-story writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov or his works. a vaguely Chekhovian tale of three sisters Example sentencesExamples Deep emotion, pathos, and laughter through tears are all hallmarks of the Chekhovian oeuvre. Her Chekhovian misadventure earns points for effort. This last performance was hailed as one of the finest Chekhovian performances he had ever seen. He became a schoolmaster until his first West End success with a Chekhovian domestic drama about an insurance salesman incapable of fulfilling his own dreams of a better life. What a glorious film it is, Chekhovian in its wit and melancholy. His fiction aspired to, and often achieved, a Chekhovian mixture of comic concision and pathos. She has been called Chekhovian in that she writes the comedy of ironic twists and hidden intentions. There are Chekhovian echoes in its depiction of a way of life about to pass into oblivion. Rhymes Harrovian, Jovian, Pavlovian Definition of Chekhovian in US English: Chekhovian adjectiveˌtʃɛˈkoʊviənˌCHeˈkōvēən Relating to or characteristic of the Russian playwright and short-story writer Anton Pavlovich Chekhov or his works. a vaguely Chekhovian tale of three sisters Example sentencesExamples There are Chekhovian echoes in its depiction of a way of life about to pass into oblivion. This last performance was hailed as one of the finest Chekhovian performances he had ever seen. His fiction aspired to, and often achieved, a Chekhovian mixture of comic concision and pathos. What a glorious film it is, Chekhovian in its wit and melancholy. Her Chekhovian misadventure earns points for effort. Deep emotion, pathos, and laughter through tears are all hallmarks of the Chekhovian oeuvre. She has been called Chekhovian in that she writes the comedy of ironic twists and hidden intentions. He became a schoolmaster until his first West End success with a Chekhovian domestic drama about an insurance salesman incapable of fulfilling his own dreams of a better life.
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