- Wilkins Micawber
- nounfictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist• Syn: ↑Micawber• Instance Hypernyms: ↑fictional character, ↑fictitious character, ↑character
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Wilkins Micawber — Mr Micawber redirects here. For other uses, see Micawber (disambiguation). Wilkins Micawber David Copperfield character … Wikipedia
Wilkins Micawber — La prison de King s Bench par Augustus Pugin et Thomas Rowlandson (1808–1811) Wilkins Micawber est un personnage de fiction dans David Copperfield, un roman de Charles Dickens. Il a été inspiré par le père de l auteur, John Dickens, qui lui aussi … Wikipédia en Français
Micawber (TV series) — Micawber is a 2001 ITV comedy drama series starring David Jason. It was written by John Sullivan, based upon the character of Wilkins Micawber from Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield, although the storylines were original. Sullivan had… … Wikipedia
Micawber — can refer to: Wilkins Micawber, a character in David Copperfield, a novel by Charles Dickens A noun, meaning One who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune, from the Dickens character Micawber (television), a 2001 ITV drama … Wikipedia
Wilkins — or Wilkin is a name variant of William. It is of medieval origin taken from a diminutive version of William (in the hypocoristic form Will) with the suffix kin , meaning small, or little .People named Wilkin or Wilkins: Wilkins ** Andrew Wilkins… … Wikipedia
Micawber — as a type of a childishly impractical man living in optimistic fantasy, from the character of Wilkins Micawber in Dickens David Copperfield (1850). I am at present, my dear Copperfield, engaged in the sale of corn upon commission. It is not an… … Etymology dictionary
Micawber — noun Etymology: Wilkins Micawber, character in the novel David Copperfield (1849 50) by Charles Dickens Date: 1852 one who is poor but lives in optimistic expectation of better fortune • Micawberish adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
Micawber — noun fictional character created by Charles Dickens; an eternal optimist • Syn: ↑Wilkins Micawber • Instance Hypernyms: ↑fictional character, ↑fictitious character, ↑character … Useful english dictionary
David Copperfield (novel) — David Copperfield … Wikipedia
David Copperfield (1999 film) — David Copperfield Format Costume drama Written by Adrian Hodges (from the novel by Charles Dickens) Directed by Simon Curtis Starring Daniel Radcliffe … Wikipedia
