Added 10 October 2026 victorian noun Categories: PeopleUncommon Words noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about victorian at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A person who lived during the reign of Victoria. adjective Of or relating to Queen Victoria of Great Britain or to the age in which she ruled. Victorian morals Exaggeratedly proper. my straitlaced Aunt Anna doesn't approve of my miniskirts Typical of the moral standards or conduct of the age of Queen Victoria. Related Words: nonmodernpropersquare-toedpuritanicalstraightlacedstraitlacedtight-lacedprimpriggishprudishprissyvictoria Back to today's word