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holmesien

French, adjective/ɔl.mə.zjɛ̃/

holmesien is a French adjective meaning “Holmesian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Qui caractérise ou évoque Sherlock Holmes”.

What does holmesien mean in English?

adjective

  1. 1

    rareHolmesian

Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How French dictionaries define it

adjective: 1. Qui caractérise ou évoque Sherlock Holmes.

adjective: 1. Variante de holmesien.

The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.

Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of holmesien

  • holmesienne feminine
  • holmesiens masculine plural
  • holmesiennes feminine plural
  • holmésien
  • holmésiens plural masculine
  • holmésienne singular feminine
  • holmésiennes plural feminine

Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce holmesien?

  • /ɔl.mə.zjɛ̃/
  • \ɔlm.sjɛ̃\
  • \ɔl.me.sjɛ̃\

Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to holmesien

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.