Darwinian
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English
Etymology
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From Darwin + -ian (suffix with the sense ‘belonging to, relating to, or like’ forming adjectives or nouns). Darwin is the surname of Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802) and his grandson Charles Darwin (1809–1882).
Adjective sense 2 (“of or pertaining to Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia”) and noun sense 2 (“native or resident of Darwin”) refer to the city of Darwin which was named after Charles Darwin.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /dɑːˈwɪ.ni.ən/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (General American) IPA(key): /dɑɹˈwɪ.ni.ən/
- Rhymes: -ɪniən
- Hyphenation: Dar‧win‧i‧an
Adjective
Darwinian (comparative more Darwinian, superlative most Darwinian)
- Senses relating to Charles and Erasmus Darwin.
- Of or pertaining to the scientific views advanced by the English biologist, geologist, and naturalist Charles Darwin, especially his theory that living organisms evolve through the natural selection of inherited variations that increase organisms' ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.
- Synonyms: Darwinic, (chiefly humorous, archaic, rare) Darwinical, Darwinist, Darwinistic, (somewhat derogatory) Darwinite
- (by extension) Of or pertaining to Darwinism, which includes the theories of Charles Darwin and other scientists.
- Synonyms: Darwinist, Darwinistic
- 1904 July 9 and 16, Gilbert K[eith] Chesterton, “The Eccentric Seclusion of the Old Lady”, in The Club of Queer Trades, New York, N.Y., London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, published April 1905, →OCLC, page 241:
- The Darwinian movement has made no difference to mankind, except that, instead of talking unphilosophically about philosophy, they now talk unscientifically about science.
- (by extension) Competitive, especially in a ruthless manner.
- Synonym: dog eat dog
- (by extension) Exhibiting an ability to adapt or develop in order to survive; adaptable.
- Synonyms: agile, flexible
- Antonyms: inadaptable, inflexible, rigid, unadaptable
- (chiefly historical) Of or pertaining to the philosophical and scientific views, or poetic style, of the natural philosopher, physiologist, and poet Erasmus Darwin.
- Synonym: (obsolete, rare) Darwinic
- Of or pertaining to the scientific views advanced by the English biologist, geologist, and naturalist Charles Darwin, especially his theory that living organisms evolve through the natural selection of inherited variations that increase organisms' ability to compete, survive, and reproduce.
- Of or pertaining to Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.
Alternative forms
Derived terms
Related terms
- Darwinical (chiefly humorous, archaic, rare)
- Darwinically
- Darwinic (obsolete, rare)
- Darwinism
- Darwinist (adjective, noun)
- Darwinistic
- Darwinistically
- Darwinite (adjective, noun)
- Darwinize
- Darwinized (adjective)
- Darwinizing (adjective, noun)
Translations
of or pertaining to the scientific views advanced by Charles Darwin, especially his theory that living organisms evolve through natural selection
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of or pertaining to Darwinism, which includes the theories of Charles Darwin and other scientists
competitive, especially in a ruthless manner — see competitive
exhibiting an ability to adapt or develop in order to survive — see adaptable
of or relating to the philosophical and scientific views, or poetic style, of Erasmus Darwin
of or pertaining to Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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See also
Noun
Darwinian (plural Darwinians)
- Senses relating to Charles and Erasmus Darwin.
- An adherent of Charles Darwin's theory of the origin of species, or of Darwinism.
- (obsolete, rare) An adherent of the philosophical and scientific views, or poetic style, of Erasmus Darwin.
- A native or resident of Darwin in the Northern Territory, Australia.
Alternative forms
Translations
adherent of Charles Darwin’s theory of the origin of species, or of Darwinism
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native or resident of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia
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References
- ^ “Darwinian, adj. and n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, December 2012; “Darwinian, adj. and n.”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
Further reading
Darwinism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Darwin, Northern Territory on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
