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'The Portrait of Dorian Grey' beautifully articulates how the altruistic part of ourselves clashes with our essentially narcissistic state.
Walton Goggins

Meaning of "Dorian" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DORIAN

Dorian  [ˈdɔːrɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DORIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dorian can act as a noun and an adjective.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES DORIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dorian

Dorian may refer to: ▪ Dorians ▪ Dorian invasion, a hypothetical population movement of Hellenic Dorians...

Definition of Dorian in the English dictionary

The definition of Dorian in the dictionary is a member of a Hellenic people who invaded Greece around 1100 bc, overthrew the Mycenaean civilization, and settled chiefly in the Peloponnese. Other definition of Dorian is of or relating to this people or their dialect of Ancient Greek; Doric.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DORIAN


chorion
ˈkɔːrɪən
Ecuadorean
ˌɛkwəˈdɔːrɪən
Ecuadorian
ˌekwəˈdɔːrɪən
Gregorian
ɡrɪˈɡɔːrɪən
historian
hɪˈstɔːrɪən
Hyperborean
ˌhaɪpəˈbɔːrɪən
hyperdorian
ˌhaɪpəˈdɔːrɪən
Hypodorian
ˌhaɪpəˈdɔːrɪən
Ivorian
aɪˈvɔːrɪən
morion
ˈmɔːrɪən
Nestorian
nɛsˈtɔːrɪən
praetorian
priːˈtɔːrɪən
pretorian
priːˈtɔːrɪən
salutatorian
səˌluːtəˈtɔːrɪən
Salvadorean
ˌsælvəˈdɔːrɪən
saurian
ˈsɔːrɪən
Singaporean
ˌsɪŋəˈpɔːrɪən
stentorian
stɛnˈtɔːrɪən
valedictorian
ˌvælɪdɪkˈtɔːrɪən
Victorian
vɪkˈtɔːrɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DORIAN

Dorcas
Dorcas society
Dorchester
Dordogne
Dordrecht
doree
Dorgon
dorhawk
Doric
doridoid
dories
doris
dorize
dork
dorkiness
Dorking
Dorkland
Dorklander

WORDS THAT END LIKE DORIAN

amatorian
Brian
censorian
consistorian
ethnohistorian
infusorian
madreporian
mid-Victorian
natural historian
pelorian
polyhistorian
prehistorian
propraetorian
protohistorian
psychohistorian
purgatorian
refectorian
Salvadorian
senatorian
sutorian
Territorian

Synonyms and antonyms of Dorian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Dorian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DORIAN

Find out the translation of Dorian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Dorian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Dorian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多利安
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Dorian
570 millions of speakers

English

Dorian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

डोरियन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

دوريان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Дориан
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Dorian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ডরিয়ান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

dorique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Dorian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Dorian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ドリアン
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

도리안
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dorian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

dân Doris
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

டோரியன்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

डोरियन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Dorian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Dorian
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Dorian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Доріан
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Dorian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Dorian
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Dorian
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Dorian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Dorian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Dorian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DORIAN»

The term «Dorian» is very widely used and occupies the 21.602 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DORIAN» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Dorian

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QUOTES WITH «DORIAN»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Dorian.
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Walton Goggins
'The Portrait of Dorian Grey' beautifully articulates how the altruistic part of ourselves clashes with our essentially narcissistic state.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DORIAN»

Discover the use of Dorian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Dorian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Dorian
Will Self's DORIAN is a "shameless imitation" of Oscar Wilde's The Picture of Dorian Gray that reimagines the novel in the milieu of London's early-80s art scene, which for liberated homosexuals were a golden era of sex, drugs and decadence ...
Will Self, 2007
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Female Gender Stereotypes in Oscar Wilde ́s "The Picture of ...
Seminar paper from the year 2007 in the subject English - Literature, Works, grade: 2, University of Bamberg (Lehrstuhl fur Englische Literaturwissenschaft), course: Oscar Wilde Hauptseminar, language: English, abstract: 1.
Alexandra Langbein, 2009
3
Data Preparation for Data Mining
A guide to the importance of well-structured data as the first step to successful data mining.
Dorian Pyle, 1999
4
Investigating Obsolescence: Studies in Language Contraction ...
The volume concludes with a look at how research into language obsolescence may affect other aspects of linguistics and anthropology--first and second language acquisition, historical linguistics, the study of pidgins and creoles, language ...
Nancy C. Dorian, 1992
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Dorian
This is a continuation of the story of Dorian Gray, after surviving the mutilation of his portrait.
Jeremy Reed, Oscar Wilde, 1997
6
Fifty Shades of Dorian Gray
First published to sensational scandal amidst accusations that the novel was hedonist, unclean, and depicted distorted views of morality The Picture of Dorian Gray was a hit back in the day. In 1890 the Daily Chronicle wrote t
Nicole Audrey Spector, 2013
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"The Picture of Dorian Gray" and the Aesthetic Movement in ...
Natalia Spektor. Wildenever completely ignores thesubjectmatter. Theroots of this contradictionaswell as an explanationofitcan be foundinhis theory of artand hisprinciples of Aestheticism.
Natalia Spektor, 2009
8
33 Revolutions per Minute: A History of Protest Songs, from ...
For the audience who embraced Alex Ross's The Rest Is Noise, Bob Dylan's Chronicles, or Simon Reynolds's Rip It Up and Start Again, 33 Revolutions Per Minute is an absorbing and moving account of 33 songs that made history.
Dorian Lynskey, 2011
9
The Picture of Dorian Gray
The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891) is a gothic novel by Oscar Wilde about the concept of art for art's sake and homosexuality.
Oscar Wilde, 2008
10
Temperament - Astrology's Forgotten Key
The author gives a full history of the origins of temperament in astrology, then shows clearly and succinctly how readers can work to assess temperaments themselves. Copious case histories support her technique.
Dorian Gieseler Greenbaum, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DORIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Dorian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Why Dorian LPG (LPG) Could Beat Earnings Estimates Again
Consider Dorian LPG Ltd. (LPG - Snapshot Report), a firm in the ... to this history, recent estimates have been moving higher for Dorian LPG. «Zacks.com, Jul 15»
2
Sevier County to file hardship on behalf of Dorian Banks
Sevier County High School football player and Tennessee commitment Dorian Banks is still working to get eligible after transferring from ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Jul 15»
3
'Penny Dreadful' Season 3 News, Spoilers and Release Date: Lily …
"Penny Dreadful" Season 2 finale may have seen the death of several characters, including the defeat of Lucifer, but it turns out, Lily and Dorian ... «Realty Today, Jul 15»
4
Review of The Picture of Dorian Gray at Bread and Roses Theatre
The Picture of Dorian Gray Oscar Wilde would either be bemused or horrified (I personally think the former) at the idea that his 1891 novel has ... «LondonTheatre1, Jul 15»
5
'Fifty Shades Darker' Star Jamie Dorian's Body Double To Do Full …
Although the sequel to Fifty Shades of Grey is still a ways off from hitting theaters, there are some new surprising spoilers about the cast of Fifty ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
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Dorian LPG (LPG) Shares March Higher, Can It Continue? - Tale of …
has been on the move lately as the stock has risen by 13.7% in the past four weeks, and it is currently trading well above its 20-Day SMA. «Nasdaq, Jul 15»
7
The 27th ENKA Cultural Encounters kicked off with 'Dorian the Musical'
Dorian the Musical is a modern day adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classical novel “The Picture of Dorian Gray,” which tells the story of one man's ... «Today's Zaman, Jul 15»
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New Dorian VLGC delivered, starts timecharter to Shell
Athens: Dorian LPG has taken delivery of its latest VLGC, which will commence a one-year timecharter to Shell via the Helios LPG pool. «Splash 247, Jun 15»
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10 Questions With Dorian
The Dieline gets the opportunity to sit down with the design team at Dorian, winners of Best of Show at The Dieline Awards, and talk about how ... «The Dieline, Jun 15»
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'Penny Dreadful' season 2, episode 9 review: Dorian and Lily get an …
For one, we had yet another great week of scenes for Lily and Dorian, this time with one another. If you have been waiting for them to have ... «CarterMatt.com, Jun 15»

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