victorian meaning and definition

VICTORIAN noun

Definition of Victorian (noun)

1. a person who lived during the reign of Victoria

VICTORIAN adjective

Definition of Victorian (adjective)

1. of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled
   • "Victorian morals"
2. exaggeratedly proper
   • "my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts"
   • synonyms: priggish, prim, prissy, prudish, puritanical, square-toed, straightlaced, straight-laced, straitlaced, strait-laced, tight-laced
3. typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria