Narcissan
Narcissan adjective: of or relating to the mythological Narcissus.
Adjective
Narcissan (comparative more Narcissan, superlative most Narcissan)
- Of or relating to the mythological Narcissus.
- Universal exhibitionism—the Narcissan instinct—in its relation to evolution: here is a vein of thought in which I have lately been working.1930, New American Mercury, page 242
- Even though she links the Narcissan element in Plotinus with the ‘mirror of Dionysus’ (Kristeva 1988: 107) Kristeva does not foreground the threat of disintegration through confrontation with the maternal. This threat does, however, surface in Ovid’s integration of the story of Narcissus with that...1993, Gerardine Meaney, (Un)like Subjects: Women, Theory, Fiction, Routledge, published 2012, page 172
Forms of Narcissan
| comparative | more Narcissan |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Narcissan |
| alternative form | Narcissian |
Origin of Narcissan
From Narcissus + -an.
Questions about Narcissan
- What does Narcissan mean?
- Narcissan means of or relating to the mythological Narcissus.
- What part of speech is Narcissan?
- Narcissan is an adjective.
Words near Narcissan in the dictionary
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