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Goethesque

Goethesque adjective: resembling German writer and polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.

Adjective

Goethesque (comparative more Goethesque, superlative most Goethesque)

  1. Resembling German writer and polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
    • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Goethesque.

Forms of Goethesque

comparativemore Goethesque
superlativemost Goethesque

Origin of Goethesque

From Goethe + -esque.

Questions about Goethesque

What does Goethesque mean?
Goethesque means resembling German writer and polymath Johann Wolfgang von Goethe.
What part of speech is Goethesque?
Goethesque is an adjective.

Words near Goethesque in the dictionary

  1. goest
  2. Goetae
  3. goeth
  4. Goethe
  5. Goethean
  6. Goethesque
  7. Goethian
  8. goethite
  9. goethites
  10. goetic
  11. goetical

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