/ Dictionary / Index B Beckett: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: Beck•ett Pronunciation: (bek'it), [key] born 1906, Irish playwright and novelist, living in France: Nobel prize for literature 1969. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: beckett (Thesaurus) becket bend Beckford Related Content Daily Word Quiz: secular Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language