autobiographical

[ aw-tuh-bahy-uh-graf-i-kuhl, aw-toh- ]

adjective

1. marked by or dealing with one's own experiences or life history; of or in the manner of an autobiography: an autobiographical novel.

   autobiographical material;

   an autobiographical novel.

autobiographical

/ ˌɔːtəˌbaɪəˈɡræfɪkəl /

adjective

1. of or concerned with one's own life
2. of or relating to an autobiography

Derived Forms

• ˌautoˌbioˈgraphically, adverb

Other Words From

• au·to·bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly adverb
• non·au·to·bi·o·graph·i·cal adjective
• non·au·to·bi·o·graph·i·cal·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of autobiographical¹

First recorded in 1820–30; auto- ¹ + biographical

Example Sentences

In many ways, the autobiographical elements provide the book with a narrative structure, as they mirror larger trends in the history of American psychiatry.

From Washington Post

Much of the highlighted artists’ work is autobiographical, although often indirectly.

From Washington Post

Michaela Coel’s powerful, semi-autobiographical HBO series “I May Destroy You,” which critics loved, would have been a far worthier choice.

From Washington Post

They never spoke publicly about the nature of their relationship, but in an autobiographical 1992 book, “Mastering the Impossible,” they said they both had relationships with women.

From Washington Post

Nearly half of those works made up his autobiographical project, known as “Continents of Exile.”

From Washington Post

For a shorter introduction to Richardson, read Journey to Paradise: Short Stories and Autobiographical Sketches.

From The Daily Beast

My father, who despised autobiographical novels, did two very autobiographical misogynist books as his second marriage broke up.

From The Daily Beast

As advertised, Holler is not autobiographical in the same way that the works of Rodgers and Hammerstein are not autobiographical.

From The Daily Beast

Jodorowsky moved on, and recently directed an autobiographical film, The Dance of Reality (opening in May).

From The Daily Beast

“For us, our collections are so autobiographical,” McCollough told The New York Times.

From The Daily Beast

There are not many deliberately autobiographical writings that are markedly sincere; there are not many direct human documents.

From Project Gutenberg

For the autobiographical portions of this organ, I am indebted to the notices which have appeared in the Revue Mensuelle.

From Project Gutenberg

Mazzini's autobiographical notes in the earlier volumes of the Scritti editi e inediti are of course of the highest value.

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Anderson's photographs interested him mightily, and formed the text of many autobiographical discourses.

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It is especially interesting in that the author has made one of the characters, Trigorin, largely autobiographical.

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