# Janeite

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒeɪnaɪt/

## Definitions
1. A fan of the author Jane Austen, especially one without a background in literary criticism.

## Etymology
From Jane + -ite, coined by British critic and literary historian George Saintsbury in his introduction to Pride and Prejudice published in 1894 (see quotations at Janite).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/janeite