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Wagnerian

Wagnerian adjective: of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or his music; (by extension) of epic dimensions.

Adjective

Wagnerian (comparative more Wagnerian, superlative most Wagnerian)

  1. Of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or his music; (by extension) of epic dimensions.
    • Clearly, Hitler saw his historical function as a Wagnerian grand opera. Vast cosmic changes required an accompaniment of slaughter on a colossal scale.1949 September 4, H. R. Trevor-Roper, “Hitler Reappraised, Ten Years After”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, archived from the original on 16 Jul 2025
    • It is a glossy film with gross, opulent opticals and little comic, or any, relief; it has the jaundiced complexion of an early 60s underground film, which it is; it is ponderous, Wagnerian, and feels about five hours long (its running time is about an hour).1976 August 14, Gary Jane Hoisington, “Locker Room As The Site Of Religious Ecstasy”, in Gay Community News, volume 4, number 7, page 9

Noun

Wagnerian (plural Wagnerians)

  1. An admirer of Richard Wagner.
    Synonyms:
    Wagnerite
  2. A musician who plays Wagnerian music.
  3. An opera singer who specializes in Wagnerian roles.

Synonyms of Wagnerian

Forms of Wagnerian

Adjective
comparativemore Wagnerian
superlativemost Wagnerian
Noun
pluralWagnerians

Origin of Wagnerian

From Wagner + -ian.

Words formed from Wagnerian

Words that rhyme with Wagnerian

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Questions about Wagnerian

What does Wagnerian mean?
Wagnerian means of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or his music; (by extension) of epic dimensions.
What part of speech is Wagnerian?
Wagnerian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near Wagnerian in the dictionary

  1. Wagner tuba
  2. Wagner tubas
  3. Wagner-Meerwein rearrangement
  4. Wagner-Meerwein rearrangements
  5. Wagneresque
  6. Wagnerian
  7. Wagnerianism
  8. Wagnerianly
  9. Wagnerians
  10. Wagnerism
  11. Wagnerist

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