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Hefnerian

Hefnerian adjective: of or pertaining to Hugh Hefner (1926–2017), American magazine publisher and founder of Playboy Enterprises.

Adjective

Hefnerian (comparative more Hefnerian, superlative most Hefnerian)

  1. Of or pertaining to Hugh Hefner (1926–2017), American magazine publisher and founder of Playboy Enterprises.
    • Like Trumpism, Hefnerian values have prospered in the blue-collar vacuum created by religion’s retreat, community’s unraveling.2016 August 14, Ross Douthat, “A Playboy for President”, in The New York Times

Forms of Hefnerian

comparativemore Hefnerian
superlativemost Hefnerian

Origin of Hefnerian

From Hefner + -ian.

Questions about Hefnerian

What does Hefnerian mean?
Hefnerian means of or pertaining to Hugh Hefner (1926–2017), American magazine publisher and founder of Playboy Enterprises.
What part of speech is Hefnerian?
Hefnerian is an adjective.

Words near Hefnerian in the dictionary

  1. Hefner candle
  2. Hefner candles
  3. Hefner lamp
  4. Hefner lamps
  5. Hefneresque
  6. Hefnerian
  7. Hefners
  8. hefs
  9. hefsek
  10. heft
  11. heftable

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