JAMESIAN


Meaning of JAMESIAN in English

adjective

also james·ean ˈjāmzēən

Usage: usually capitalized

1.

[William James died 1910 American philosopher and psychologist + English -ian or -ean ]

: of, relating to, or resembling William James or his philosophical or psychological teachings (as pragmatism, radical empiricism)

2.

[Henry James died 1916 American writer + English -ian or -ean ]

: of, relating to, or resembling Henry James or his writings

a Jamesian revival

has written a Jamesian novel of psychological tension

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