Janeite

noun

Jane·​ite ˈjā-ˌnīt 

: an enthusiastic admirer of Jane Austen's writings

Examples of Janeite in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

For the Janeite in your life, there can be no greater gift than the Folio Society’s sumptuous, 250th-anniversary-edition collection of Jane Austen’s six novels. — Air Mail, 13 Dec. 2025

Also a Janeite, Boyce explored medical themes in Austen’s final works in the 2020 edition of the Jane Austen Society of North America’s journal, Persuasions. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 12 Dec. 2025

Still, many Janeites think the wet shirt scene faithfully portrays the tensions at play in Darcy and Bennet’s relationship. — Catherine Duncan, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Mar. 2024

After a while, even the most devoted Janeite might begin to wonder what the point is. — Ted Scheinman, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Mar. 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1896, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Janeite

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight