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PRONUNCIATION OF JANEITE

Janeite  [ˈdʒeɪˌnaɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF JANEITE

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adjective
verb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Janeite is a noun.
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.

WHAT DOES JANEITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Janeite

Janeite

The term Janeite has been both embraced by devotees of the works of Jane Austen and used as a term of opprobrium. According to Austen scholar Claudia Johnson Janeitism is "the self-consciously idolatrous enthusiasm for 'Jane' and every detail relative to her". Criticism of Janeites mirrors to some degree criticism of Austen herself, that the enthusiasts' interests and Austen's focus herself are on the parochial or regionally social in a world that includes mass political movements, warfare, and the rise or decline of empire. Janeitism did not begin until after the publication of J. E. Austen-Leigh's A Memoir of Jane Austen in 1870, when the literary elite felt that they had to separate their appreciation of Austen from that of the masses. The term Janeite was originally coined by the literary scholar George Saintsbury in his 1894 introduction to a new edition of Pride and Prejudice. As Austen scholar Deidre Lynch explains, "he meant to equip himself with a badge of honor he could jubilantly pin to his own lapel". In the early twentieth century, Janeitism was "principally a male enthusiasm shared among publishers, professors, and literati".

Definition of Janeite in the English dictionary

The definition of Janeite in the dictionary is a devotee of the works of Jane Austen.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH JANEITE


arsenite
ˈɑːsɪˌnaɪt
axinite
ˈæksɪˌnaɪt
erinite
ˈerɪˌnaɪt
gadolinite
ˈɡædəlɪˌnaɪt
ilmenite
ˈɪlmɪˌnaɪt
kaolinite
ˈkeɪəlɪˌnaɪt
langbeinite
ˈlæŋbaɪˌnaɪt
molybdenite
mɒˈlɪbdɪˌnaɪt
nephelinite
ˈnɛfɪlɪˌnaɪt
olivenite
ɒˈlɪvɪˌnaɪt
penninite
ˈpɛnɪˌnaɪt
pyroxenite
paɪˈrɒksɪˌnaɪt
rabbinite
ˈræbɪˌnaɪt
retinite
ˈrɛtɪˌnaɪt
selenite
ˈsɛlɪˌnaɪt
serpentinite
sɜːˈpentɪˌnaɪt
twinight
ˈtwaɪˌnaɪt
uraninite
jʊˈrænɪˌnaɪt
vanadinite
vəˈnædɪˌnaɪt
vulpinite
ˈvʌlpɪˌnaɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE JANEITE

Jan
Jan Mayen
Jana Sangh
Janata
Jandal
jane
Jane Doe
Jane´s
Janet
jangle
jangler
jangling
jangly
Janiculum
janiform
Janina

WORDS THAT END LIKE JANEITE

black and white
black-and-white
cite
cleveite
despite
elite
favourite
in black and white
in the white
invite
jadeite
lite
petite
pyreneite
quite
satellite
site
suite
the white
tout de suite

Synonyms and antonyms of Janeite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Janeite» into 25 languages

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Translator English - Chinese

Janeite
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Janeite
570 millions of speakers

English

Janeite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Janeite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

Janeite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Janeite
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Janeite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Janeite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Janeite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Janeite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Janeite
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

Janeite
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

Janeite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Janeite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Janeite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Janeite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

जेनेते
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Janeite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Janeite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Janeite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Janeite
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Janeite
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Janeite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Janeite
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Janeite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Janeite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Janeite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «JANEITE»

The term «Janeite» is normally little used and occupies the 140.891 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «JANEITE» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «JANEITE»

Discover the use of Janeite in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Janeite and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Cambridge Companion to Jane Austen
many scholars and theorists worry that the grip of ideology upon representa— tion is so withering that novels themselves are a form of the police, what Janeite readers supposedly do not know may help us all. By contextualizing Austenian ...
Edward Copeland, Juliet McMaster, 2011
2
Janeites: Austen's Disciples and Devotees
The term "Janeite" is also one of a kind. Has the given name of any other writer been made into an epithet like this one? "Shakespearean" or "Dickensian" operate differently. Those labels belong to a chillier idiom. Neither intimates, as ...
Deidre Lynch, 2000
3
A Companion to Jane Austen
The paratextual Janeite is a function of the videographer's imagination, allowing him or her to erect and to maintain a fantasy that quick cuts are truly cutting and that they make one impressively bad, a slayer of sociability, a superantiheroic ...
Claudia L. Johnson, Clara Tuite, 2011
4
Reception Study: From Literary Theory to Cultural Studies
For this reason, it is also worth emphasizing that Janeite confederacies had little truck with domesticity. Kipling's story mentions two secret homosocial societies — the Masons and the Janeites — hut several details suggest that Austen's fiction ...
James L. Machor, Philip Goldstein, 2001
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Gobbledygook: A Dictionary That's 2/3 Accurate, 1/3 Nonsense ...
janeite,. agrostology,. grestine. janeite (JAYN-ite) (noun): A Jane Austen fanatic. Austen may only have published four novels in her lifetime—and anonymously at that—but she has become one of the contemporary world's most popular ...
William Wilson, 2011
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Among the Janeites: A Journey Through the World of Jane ...
For customers willing to admit to extreme Austen-lovei “It has to be out of control,” she explains to one woman who isn”t sure she qualifiesishe signs on the page carrying the book”s dedication: “To those most constant and DEVOTED JANEITE  ...
Deborah Yaffe, 2013
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What Happens Next: Jane Austen's Fans and Their Sequels to ...
In this definition, he references an important set of words, “Janeite” and “ Austenite,” though he is short on specific examples. He locates the difference between the two groups via discourse: It is also easy to recognize the legitimacy of two very ...
Ursula Marie Gross, 2008
8
Jane Austen For Dummies
Janeite. In 1940, the Jane Austen society of the UK was formed; sister societies appeared as The Jane Austen Society of North America (1979) and The Jane Austen Society of Australia (1988), as well as societies in non-English-speaking ...
Joan Elizabeth Klingel Ray, PhD, 2011
9
Jane Austen on Screen
Harriet Margolis "I can't guarantee that Janeite business, excep' 'e never told a lie since 'e was six. 'Is sister told me so. What do you think?" "He isn't likely to have made it up out of his own head," I replied. "But people don't get so crazy-fond o' ...
Gina MacDonald, Andrew MacDonald, 2003
10
The Postcolonial Jane Austen
Reading Jane Austen—which can also mean a membership in the Janeite community—is notably precious to the exiled and alienated who seek home thoughts from abroad. Macaulay and Kipling have the colonial's distance and the colonial's ...
You-me Park, Rajeswari Sunder Rajan, 2000

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «JANEITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Janeite is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Movies for Lit-Lovers
In every third lover of Pride and Prejudice or Sense and Sensibility, there lives an ardent Janeite dying to visit the world of the author herself. «The Daily Star, Jun 15»
2
Secret Regency snogs: a guide to furtive love (and other naughty …
Our leading Janeite, John Mullan, has discovered a little snogfest in Emma. Lusty young Frank Churchill is described as mending Mrs Bates's ... «The Guardian, May 15»
3
THE MATERIAL WORLD OF JANE AUSTEN: FREE PUBLIC …
... more about supporting JASNA–St. Louis, how to become a member, or how to participate in the organization's 2015 Janeite Social Calendar, ... «STLtoday.com, Apr 15»
4
Books: Slippery read on high seas
I'm touring my show, Promise And Promiscuity to Edinburgh this year and want to be completely ready for any Janeite [Jane Austen fan] ... «New Zealand Herald, Apr 15»
5
Claudia Johnson to shed light on Jane Austen at Chappell Great …
The term “Janeite” was coined in 1894 by an English writer who gladly admitted his devotion to “the order of St. Jane.” By tracing what she calls ... «Fredericksburg.com, Feb 15»
6
The History of “Loving” to Read
In the first lecture, the professor identified herself as a Janeite—a member of “the curious American cult of Jane Austen,” according to the ... «The New Yorker, Feb 15»
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Epic Walks, Epic Parties, Epic Love: 17 Things Only Jane Austen …
... self-interested attempt at matchmaking or Willoughby's vain seductions, so there's no surprising a Janeite with the darker side of desire. «Bustle, Jan 15»
8
The Lives They Lived
In 2007, Adrianne Wadewitz, one of Wikipedia's most prolific editors, created an entry for “Janeite” — the term that emerged at the end of the ... «New York Times, Dec 14»
9
Best books to give as holiday gifts
This volume — which belongs on the bookshelf of every Janeite — collects all the wildly various cover treatments, from 19th-century ... «Knoxville News Sentinel, Dec 14»
10
Jane Austen's fashion history: 200 years of cover designs – in pictures
This edition of Pride and Prejudice, published by JM Dent & Co as part of its series of “English Idylls”, is sought and treasured by Janeite ... «The Guardian, Nov 14»

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