austen

1. 1.

   English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)

   SynonymsJane Austen

   Broaderwriter

Other forms of austen

plural

austens·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about austen

What does austen mean?

austen means "English novelist noted for her insightful portrayals of middle-class families (1775-1817)".

How many syllables are in austen?

austen has 2 syllables: au-sten. The stress falls on "au". In IPA it is /ˈɔstɪn/.

What is another word for austen?

Close synonyms include Jane Austen. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is austen a common word?

austen is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.