The Blithedale Romance Word Search
Play a The Blithedale Romance by Nathaniel Hawthorne (1852) word search free online. We built the 12-word list around characters, settings, and objects from the book, then scattered it across a 15×15 grid — horizontal, vertical and diagonal. Find them all to clear the board.
Written by Nathaniel Hawthorne · First published 1852 · Novel.
Words to find: BLITHEDALE, COVERDALE, PRISCILLA, GOODMAN, MILES, HOLLINS, THEODORA, REFORM, UTOPIA, INDIVIDUALISM, NATURE, TRANSCENDENCE.
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The Blithedale Romance word list, defined
- GOODMAN /ˈɡʊdmən/ · noun
- An archaic English noun for a man of good character or breeding, especially one regarded as a gentleman. It can also mean a husband or, in older social usage, a commoner as distinguished from a knight or gentleman. Related: gentleman, man of honour, husband, commoner.
- MILES /maɪlz/ · noun
- A unit of distance, equal to 5,280 feet or 1,760 yards, used to measure the length of a journey or the distance between two places. Related: kilometers, yards, feet, meters.
- REFORM /rɪˈfɔːrm/ · noun and verb
- As a noun, reform means a change made to improve or correct a system, institution, or practice. As a verb, it means to change something in order to improve it, or to correct a person's behaviour or character. Related: change, improvement, modernization, revision.
- UTOPIA /juːˈtəʊpiə/ · noun
- An ideal or imagined society characterized by perfect social conditions, equality, harmony, and prosperity. By extension, the term can refer to any unrealistically ideal place, state, or condition. Related: ideal society, perfect society, paradise, eden.
- INDIVIDUALISM /ˌɪndɪˈvɪdʒəlɪzəm/ · noun
- Individualism is a political, social, and philosophical outlook that emphasizes individual autonomy, personal independence, and individual rights, often viewing the individual as the primary unit of society. It may also describe an approach that prioritizes personal goals and responsibilities over collective goals or social obligations. Related: independence, individual autonomy, self-reliance, personalism.
- NATURE /ˈneɪtʃər/ · noun
- The natural world, including its landscapes, plants, animals, and physical processes. By extension, it refers to a person’s or thing’s inherent character, qualities, or essential nature. Related: character, essence, disposition, scope.
- TRANSCENDENCE /trænˈsɛndəns/ · noun
- The quality of rising above or surpassing a limit, especially of being beyond ordinary human experience, material conditions, or finite existence. Related: sublimity, elevation, excellence, supremacy.
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