"Fortean" meaning in English

See Fortean in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɔː.tɪ.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔɹ.ti.ən/ [General-American], /-ɾi.ən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fortean.wav Forms: more Fortean [comparative], most Fortean [superlative]
Etymology: From Fort + -ean, named after Charles Hoy Fort (1874–1932), an American writer and investigator of anomalous phenomena. The word was coined by American journalist Ben Hecht (1894–1964) in a review of Fort’s book The Book of the Damned (1919) in the Chicago Daily News in 1920. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Fort|ean}} Fort + -ean Head templates: {{en-adj}} Fortean (comparative more Fortean, superlative most Fortean)
  1. Of or pertaining to anomalous phenomena. Categories (topical): Conspiracy theories, Forteana
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  2. Of or pertaining to Charles Fort. Categories (topical): Conspiracy theories, Forteana
    Sense id: en-Fortean-en-adj-xeXv7SgL Disambiguation of Conspiracy theories: 17 34 31 19 Disambiguation of Forteana: 14 37 34 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ean, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 28 28 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ean: 17 32 29 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 27 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 32 29 20
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: fortean Related terms: Forteana

Noun

IPA: /ˈfɔː.tɪ.ən/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɔɹ.ti.ən/ [General-American], /-ɾi.ən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Fortean.wav Forms: Forteans [plural]
Etymology: From Fort + -ean, named after Charles Hoy Fort (1874–1932), an American writer and investigator of anomalous phenomena. The word was coined by American journalist Ben Hecht (1894–1964) in a review of Fort’s book The Book of the Damned (1919) in the Chicago Daily News in 1920. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Fort|ean}} Fort + -ean Head templates: {{en-noun}} Fortean (plural Forteans)
  1. A follower or admirer of Charles Fort. Categories (topical): Conspiracy theories, Forteana, People
    Sense id: en-Fortean-en-noun-SXqYR~DS Disambiguation of Conspiracy theories: 17 34 31 19 Disambiguation of Forteana: 14 37 34 15 Disambiguation of People: 1 15 55 29 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ean, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 28 28 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ean: 17 32 29 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 27 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 32 29 20
  2. One who investigates anomalous phenomena. Categories (topical): Conspiracy theories, Forteana
    Sense id: en-Fortean-en-noun-biKksxwT Disambiguation of Conspiracy theories: 17 34 31 19 Disambiguation of Forteana: 14 37 34 15 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ean, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 28 28 24 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ean: 17 32 29 22 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 23 27 24 26 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 32 29 20

Inflected forms

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  "etymology_text": "From Fort + -ean, named after Charles Hoy Fort (1874–1932), an American writer and investigator of anomalous phenomena. The word was coined by American journalist Ben Hecht (1894–1964) in a review of Fort’s book The Book of the Damned (1919) in the Chicago Daily News in 1920.",
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          "text": "Ufology is a somewhat Fortean subject.",
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          "ref": "1957, Martin Gardner, “Flying Saucers”, in Fads and Fallacies in the Name of Science, 2nd rev. and exp. edition, Mineola, N.Y.: Dover Publications, →OCLC, page 55:",
          "text": "Charles Fort died in 1932, fifteen years before the flying-saucer craze began. It is a pity he did not live to witness this mass mania, because in many ways, it was a triumph of pure Forteanism. Mysterious objects are seen in the sky. They elude all \"official\" and \"scientific\" explanation. Wild Fortean hypotheses are invented to explain them, and discussed seriously by the man in the street as well as by seemingly intelligent authors and editors.",
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          "ref": "1986, Leon L. Gammell, “The Shorts”, in The Annotated Guide to Startling Stories (Starmont Reference Guide; no. 3), Mercer, Wash.: Starmont House, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 85:",
          "text": "Coppel, Alfred: TOUCH THE SKY […] Short story. / Obviously based on Fortean concepts, this one concerns a man who really did touch the sky.",
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          "ref": "2001, Curt Sutherly, “Strangers in the Night”, in UFO Mysteries: A Reporter Seeks the Truth, St. Paul, Minn.: Llewellyn Publications, →ISBN, pages 44–45:",
          "text": "Characters such as \"Jack Brown\" [supposedly a UFO investigator] have been annoying and frightening people for centuries. In earlier ages they were associated with the occult or with religious experience … the \"dark men\" of countless traditions. Today they are a part of the UFO mythos. They arrive after a UFO or fortean event, sometimes afoot, sometimes driving automobiles that appear new even if the vehicle is clearly many years old. […] They ask strange questions and make outlandish observations, or they simply follow from place to place.",
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        },
        {
          "ref": "2015, Simon Wilson, “Fortean phenomena”, in Matt Cardin, editor, Ghosts, Spirits, and Psychics: The Paranormal from Alchemy to Zombies, Santa Barbara, Calif.: ABC-CLIO, →ISBN, page 92:",
          "text": "Other Fort-influenced writers argue that Fortean phenomena are themselves the means by which a kind of paranormal conspiracy of cosmic proportions is perpetrated against human beings.",
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