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Oberon

[ oh-buh-ron ]

noun

  1. (in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies.
  2. Astronomy. one of the five moons of Uranus.


Oberon

1

/ ˈəʊbəˌrɒn /

noun

  1. the outermost of the satellites of Uranus


Oberon

2

/ ˈəʊbəˌrɒn /

noun

  1. (in medieval folklore) the king of the fairies, husband of Titania

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Example Sentences

The stars kept coming: Bing Crosby, Gary Cooper, Merle Oberon.

In the book, Oberon has stolen a baby boy from mortals as a gift for his wife Titania.

He hated Merle Oberon when he worked with her in Wuthering Heights.

His death was caused by extreme sensitiveness at the manner in which his play of Oberon's Oath was received.

Wieland disclaimed merit for any, but, under urgency, confessed that he liked best his "Agathon" and "Oberon."

A smart angry discussion took place between Oberon and Titania as to which of them was to have the little changeling boy.

Oberon himself, angry as he is with the caprices of his queen, does not anticipate any such object for her charmed affections.

England itself he says is by nature only an appendage of France; ‘another isle of Oberon to France.’

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