voltaire

common nounproper noun

Syllable Decomposition

voltaire

antonomasia of voltaire, the pen name of françois marie arouet. the origin of the name is unknown: it would probably come from a representation of voltaire, dating from the 1820s, in which the philosopher writer appears languid in a high-backed armchair with a natural wood frame.

Definition

Plural

voltaires

Translations

  • englishenglish:Voltaire chair

See also

Voltaire (pn.)