Huysmans

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ʎismɑ̃s/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(wēs mäns′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
Huys•mans  (wēs mäns′),USA pronunciation n. 
    Jo•ris Karl  (zhō rēs′ kärl),USA pronunciation (Charles Marie Georges Huysmans), 1848–1907, French novelist.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Huysmans /French: yismɑ̃s/ n
  1. Joris Karl ( ʒɔris karl ). 1848–1907, French novelist of the Decadent school, whose works include À rebours (1884)

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