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Smithian
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smiþian
English
Etymology
en :af Smith -ian + 1
Adjective
Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of a person bearing the surname Smith.
en economics Of or characteristic of the theories of the political economist Adam Smith (1723–1790).
weekend Henry Oliver 2025-05-17 Without prejudice Life & Arts 18 Smith's ideas inform Austen's most beloved novel too. In Pride and Prejudice, the idea of pride is Smithian.
en Joel Mokyr American Economic Review 2026 116 7 2299–2323 10.1257/aer.116.7.2299 Nobel Lecture: The Past and Future of Innovation: Can Progress Be Sustained? [One economic phenomenon driving growth] is what is known as “Smithian growth”—the gains from trade and specialization.
en geology Of a regional geological stage of the Early Triassic epoch (249.7 – 247.4 Ma; preceded by the Dienerian and followed by the Spathian).
Derived terms
en Smithianism
Translations
French: fr smithien
Spanish: es smithiano
See also
Malakovian
Anagrams
en ahiimnst Naismith histamin isthmian
en eponyms