Darwinian

darwinian English 2021 February 12 Etymology vertical Charles Darwin by Julia Margaret Cameron, c. 1868.jpg A photographic portrait of Charles Darwin taken in 1868 by Julia Margaret Cameron. Portrait of Erasmus Darwin by Joseph Wright of Derby (1792).jpg A 1792 portrait of Erasmus Darwin, Charles Darwin’s grandfather, by Joseph Wright of Derby. From en Darwin ian suffix with the sense ‘belonging to, relating to, or like’ forming adjectives or nouns. en Darwin is the surname of Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802) and his grandson Charles Darwin (1809–1882).adj. and n 47356 December 2012 1; adj. and n 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 en /dɑːˈwɪ.ni.ən/ RP en LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Darwinian.wav Southern England en /dɑɹˈwɪ.ni.ən/ GA en ɪniən 4 en Dar win i an Adjective 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. en Darwinic Darwinical chiefly humorous, archaic, rare Darwinist Darwinistic Darwinite somewhat derogatory en by extension Of or pertaining to Darwinism, which includes the theories of Charles Darwin and other scientists. en Darwinist Darwinistic 241 The Darwinian movement has made no difference to mankind, except that, instead of talking unphilosophically about philosophy, they now talk unscientifically about science. en by extension Competitive, especially in a ruthless manner. en dog eat dog en by extension Exhibiting an ability to adapt or develop in order to survive; adaptable. en agile flexible en inadaptable inflexible rigid unadaptable en chiefly historical Of or pertaining to the philosophical and scientific views, or poetic style, of the natural philosopher, physiologist, and poet Erasmus Darwin. en Darwinic obsolete, rare Of or pertaining to Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia. Alternative forms en darwinian en Darwinean Derived terms en anti-Darwinian Darwinian curvature Darwinianism Darwinianly Darwinian threshold Darwinian transition neo-Darwinian Related terms en Darwinic obsolete rare Darwinical chiefly humorous archaic rare Darwinically Darwinism Darwinist adjective noun Darwinistic Darwinistically Darwinite adjective noun Darwinize Darwinized<pos: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 Arabic: ar دَارْوِينِيّ Asturian: ast darvinianu, ast darvinista Catalan: ca darwinià Czech: cs darwinovský, cs darwinský Dutch: nl darwiniaans French: fr darwinien Galician: gl darwinista Italian: it darwiniano, it darwinista Polish: pl darwinistyczny, pl darwinowski Portuguese: pt darwiniano, pt darwinista Russian: ru дарвиновский Slovak: sk darvinovský Spanish: es darwiniano, es darwinista Ukrainian: uk да́рвінівський of or pertaining to Darwinism, which includes the theories of Charles Darwin and other scientists competitive, especially in a ruthless manner competitive exhibiting an ability to adapt or develop in order to survive adaptable of or relating to the philosophical and scientific views, or poetic style, of Erasmus Darwin of or pertaining to Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Spanish: es darwiniano See also en survival of the fittest Noun Senses relating to Charles and Erasmus Darwin. An adherent of Charles Darwin's theory of the origin of species, or of Darwinism. en Darwinist Darwinite somewhat derogatory en 1869 Alfred Russel Wallace The Malay Archipelago Macmillan and Co. I London 61 This is, I believe, the first instance known of a "flying frog," and it is very interesting to Darwinians as showing that the variability of the toes which have been already modified for purposes of swimming and adhesive climbing, have been taken advantage of to enable an allied species to pass through the air like the flying lizard. en 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 en darwinian Translations adherent of Charles Darwin’s theory of the origin of species, or of Darwinism Catalan: ca darwinista m f Czech: cs darwinista m Dutch: nl darwiniaan m Galician: gl darwinista m f German: de Darwinist m Hungarian: hu darwinista Italian: it darwinista m f Polish: pl darwinista m, pl darwinistka f Portuguese: pt darwinista m f Romanian: ro darwinist m Russian: ru дарвини́ст m Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: sh дарвѝнист m Latin: sh darvìnist m Spanish: es darwiniano m, es darwiniana f, es darwinista m f native or resident of Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia Spanish: es darwiniano m, es darwiniana f References Further reading Darwinism Darwin, Northern Territory en eponyms