Used in a Sentence

huxley

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for huxley.

Editorial note

Orwell asserted that Huxley ripped it off for Brave New World, but Huxley said that he had never heard of it.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A male given name transferred from the surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of huxley gathered in one view.

noun

A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun

A village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ510614).

noun

A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada, named after Thomas Henry Huxley.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for huxley.

noun

A male given name transferred from the surname.

noun

A village in Hargrave and Huxley parish, Cheshire West and Chester district, Cheshire, England (OS grid ref SJ510614).

noun

A hamlet in Kneehill County, Alberta, Canada, named after Thomas Henry Huxley.

noun

A city in Story County, Iowa, United States.

Example sentences

1

Orwell asserted that Huxley ripped it off for Brave New World, but Huxley said that he had never heard of it.

2

Similarly, my 'there are parallels' and your 'huxley and orwell' aren't the same.

3

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley Opened my mind and put into writing some of the things I'd been contemplating.

4

Your huxley/orwell comment was a snarky comment, based off a strawman.

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I also hope you realize that your comparison between this article and gamergate is about as valid as my original one was to orwell & huxley; i.e.

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I think Island is my favorite Huxley book.

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Drawing and emoji are just normal expectations of an interactive device with a screen, heartbeat stuff is just proximity of the device to biology, and whatever the fuck activity achievement awards are, if something named that is now considered play, then Huxley scores yet another point.

Quote examples

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He admits as much: "I give credit to the book Brave New World by Aldous Huxley for many of these ideas." He basically presents Huxley's world exactly.

2

But "facts do not cease to exist because they are ignored," as Aldous Huxley famously said.

3

Phrases like "Move along citizen" and the work of Aldous Huxley came to mind when I visited.

4

Reads a bit like Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World"

Proper noun examples

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Aldous Huxley's essays on Los Angeles are easily the best pieces that still ring true to this day.

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From van Gogh to Huxley, and lots of subjective questions but it's lacking data.

3

There are also plenty of open source projects like Huxley, PhantomCSS, etc.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use huxley in a sentence?

Orwell asserted that Huxley ripped it off for Brave New World, but Huxley said that he had never heard of it.

What does huxley mean?

A male given name transferred from the surname.

What part of speech is huxley?

huxley is commonly used as noun.