Brontë

American  

[bron-tee] / ˈbrɒn ti /

noun

1. Anne Acton Bell, 1820–49, English novelist.

2. her sister Charlotte Currer Bell, 1816–55, English novelist.

3. her sister Emily Jane Ellis Bell, 1818–48, English novelist.

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Brontë British  

/ ˈbrɒntɪ /

noun

1. Anne , pen name Acton Bell . 1820–49, English novelist; author of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1847)

2. her sister, Charlotte , pen name Currer Bell . 1816–55, English novelist, author of Jane Eyre (1847), Villette (1853), and The Professor (1857)

3. her sister, Emily ( Jane ), pen name Ellis Bell . 1818–48, English novelist and poet; author of Wuthering Heights (1847)

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Example Sentences

Generationally, the Zs don’t seem to share much common ground with “Wuthering Heights” author Emily Brontë.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

Heathcliff might have been the most overtly unhinged boyfriend adolescent girls encountered in their assigned reading list, but he was far from the only one, even within the extended Brontë universe.

From Salon • Feb. 21, 2026

Appeared in the February 18, 2026, print edition as 'Charli XCX: From ‘Brat’ To Emily Brontë'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Its influence is in the heightened emotional state of Heathcliff and Cathy, the stakes that Brontë develops through their love for one another.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 2026

Miss Cowper in English, whose first words were “This fall, we will be reading Jane Eyre by Miss Charlotte Brontë, and I am not naive enough to believe that you will all like it.”

From "Okay for Now" by Gary D. Schmidt