Pickwick
Famous literary gentleman
Pickwick refers to Samuel Pickwick, the genial, naive protagonist of Charles Dickens's first novel, *The Pickwick Papers* (1836).
A Pickwickian character is kindly and unworldly, prone to innocent misadventures.
In a *Pickwickian sense* means words used in a special or non-literal way that shouldn't be taken at face value—from a scene where insults are explained away as not meant seriously.
Mockery exposing vice
- witClever, inventive humor
- parodySatirical imitation
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
- farceAbsurd, laughable situation
irony · lampoon · absurdity · misadventure · slapstick · buffoonery · drollery · jest
- VictorianOf a prim era
- serializationEncoding objects for transmission
- novelNew and unusual
- picaresqueRascally adventure narrative style
episodic · chapters · protagonist · narrative · classic · English literature · publication · nineteenth-century
Peculiar behavioral trait
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
- odditySomething unusual or unexpected
unconventionality · singularity · individualism · character · spectacles · tights · bald head · rotund
Readiness to give freely
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- genialityWarmth of manner
- good-naturedHaving a friendly temperament
- innocenceFreedom from wrongdoing
naivety · warmth · hospitality · amiability · affability · conviviality · bonhomie · cheer
satire
Mockery exposing vice
- witClever, inventive humor
- parodySatirical imitation
- caricatureExaggerated comic depiction
farce · irony · lampoon · absurdity · misadventure · slapstick · buffoonery · drollery · jest · quip
Charles Dickens
- VictorianOf a prim era
- serializationEncoding objects for transmission
- novelNew and unusual
picaresque · episodic · chapters · protagonist · narrative · classic · English literature · publication · nineteenth-century · gentlemen
quirk
Peculiar behavioral trait
- idiosyncrasyDistinctive personal peculiarity
- peculiarityUnusual distinguishing characteristic
- whimsyPlayful, capricious quality
oddity · unconventionality · singularity · individualism · character · spectacles · tights · bald head · rotund · antiquarian
generosity
Readiness to give freely
- kindnessConsiderate, caring disposition
- genialityWarmth of manner
- good-naturedHaving a friendly temperament
innocence · naivety · warmth · hospitality · amiability · affability · conviviality · bonhomie · cheer · companionship
PickwickFagin
Ebenezer Scrooge · villain · Scrooge · Iago · Moriarty
Pickwickcynic
Doubter of good intentions
misanthrope · schemer · worldly-wise · suspicious · jaded
Pickwickvillain
Wicked story antagonist
antagonist · rogue · scoundrel · malefactor · knave
- Pickwick Papers1836 episodic comic novel