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Goethian

Goethian

9.9
Relating to the ideas and style of the writer Goethe
  • adjective
  • /ɡoʊˈtiːən/
  • Literature
: goetheano
  • The novel's exploration of nature and the human spirit was deeply Goethian.

Examples

  • In a Goethian science of qualities, you celebrate the diversity and pay attention to context and place.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Can we discover a Goethian science of time and place, where suffering subjective consciousness, the intersubjective passions (including compassion and dispassion), and the physics of rocks and stars (and hands and feet) meet?

    Academic text (2001)

  • Her poem reflected a Goethian understanding of beauty and emotion.

  • He approached the subject with a Goethian perspective, valuing individual experience.

Synonyms

Goethean
vsGoethian
  • Literature
1 9.9

Showing the ideas and style of Goethe, the German writer

is an alternative or older spelling with the same meaning

Surface Forms

Goethian positive

Morphology

Goethian = Goethe (transparent) = Goethe + ian

Formed by adding the adjectival suffix '-ian' to the proper name 'Goethe', yielding a predictable meaning 'relating to Goethe'.

Etymology

Goethian comes from the name of the German writer Goethe and the ending -ian, which means 'related to'. So, Goethian describes something like or connected to Goethe's ideas or works, much like Shakespearean means 'related to' Shakespeare or Victorian means 'of the time of' Queen Victoria.