jamesian

1. 1.

   of or relating to or characteristic of William James or his philosophy or his teachings
2. 2.

   of or relating to or characteristic of Henry James or his writing

Questions about jamesian

What does jamesian mean?

jamesian means "of or relating to or characteristic of William James or his philosophy or his teachings". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in jamesian?

jamesian has 4 syllables and divides as ja-me-si-an under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is jamesian a common word?

jamesian is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.