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Schopenhauerian

UK/ˌʃəʊpənhaʊˈɪəɹɪən/US/ˌʃoʊpənhaʊˈɪɹi.ən/

Schopenhauerian adjective: of or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860), German philosopher known for his pessimism and clarity.

Adjective

Schopenhauerian (comparative more Schopenhauerian, superlative most Schopenhauerian)

  1. Of or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860), German philosopher known for his pessimism and clarity.
    • Goth morbidity arose in part from a Schopenhauerian scorn for organic life: from goth's perspective, death was the truth of sexuality.2018, Mark Fisher, “it doesn't matter if we all die: the cure's unholy trinity”, in Darren Ambrose, editor, K-punk: the collected and unpublished writings of Mark Fisher (2004–2016), London: Repeater...

Forms of Schopenhauerian

comparativemore Schopenhauerian
superlativemost Schopenhauerian

Origin of Schopenhauerian

From Schopenhauer + -ian.

Questions about Schopenhauerian

What does Schopenhauerian mean?
Schopenhauerian means of or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860), German philosopher known for his pessimism and clarity.
What part of speech is Schopenhauerian?
Schopenhauerian is an adjective.
How do you pronounce Schopenhauerian?
Schopenhauerian is pronounced /ˌʃəʊpənhaʊˈɪəɹɪən/ (UK).

Words near Schopenhauerian in the dictionary

  1. Schoonovers
  2. Schoons
  3. Schopenhauer
  4. Schopenhauerean
  5. Schopenhauereanism
  6. Schopenhauerian
  7. Schopenhauerianism
  8. Schopenhauerism
  9. Schopf
  10. Schopfes
  11. Schopp

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