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Hawthornean

Hawthornean adjective: of or pertaining to Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American writer of dark Romantic novels and short stories.

Adjective

Hawthornean (comparative more Hawthornean, superlative most Hawthornean)

  1. Of or pertaining to Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American writer of dark Romantic novels and short stories.
    • “[…] I think you owe it to them both to let them in on your dark, Hawthornian little secret. Let them know you’re gay.”1978, Andrew Holleran, chapter 5, in Dancer from the Dance, New York: New American Library, page 143
    • This unsettling book […] is suffused with the Hawthornean notion that at the edge of every village lies a dark forest, waiting to ensnare the unsuspecting.1996, Rosemary Mahoney, “Without a Trace,” review of The Missing by Andrew O’Hagan, New York Times, 10 November, 1996

Forms of Hawthornean

comparativemore Hawthornean
superlativemost Hawthornean
alternative formHawthornian

Origin of Hawthornean

From Hawthorne + -an.

Questions about Hawthornean

What does Hawthornean mean?
Hawthornean means of or pertaining to Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American writer of dark Romantic novels and short stories.
What part of speech is Hawthornean?
Hawthornean is an adjective.

Words near Hawthornean in the dictionary

  1. hawthornberry
  2. Hawthornden
  3. Hawthorne
  4. Hawthorne effect
  5. Hawthorne effects
  6. Hawthornean
  7. hawthorned
  8. hawthorneite
  9. Hawthornian
  10. hawthorns
  11. hawthorny

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