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Wertherian

Wertherian adjective: relating to or reminiscent of The Sorrows of Young Werther (German: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers), an epistolary and loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774, with a theme of heartbreak leading to suicide.

Adjective

Wertherian (comparative more Wertherian, superlative most Wertherian)

  1. Relating to or reminiscent of The Sorrows of Young Werther (German: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers), an epistolary and loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774, with a theme of heartbreak leading to suicide.
    • Wertherian melancholy

Forms of Wertherian

comparativemore Wertherian
superlativemost Wertherian

Origin of Wertherian

From Werther + -ian.

Questions about Wertherian

What does Wertherian mean?
Wertherian means relating to or reminiscent of The Sorrows of Young Werther (German: Die Leiden des jungen Werthers), an epistolary and loosely autobiographical novel by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, first published in 1774, with a theme of heartbreak leading to suicide.
What part of speech is Wertherian?
Wertherian is an adjective.

Words near Wertherian in the dictionary

  1. Wertheimers
  2. Wertheims
  3. Werther
  4. Werther effect
  5. Werther effects
  6. Wertherian
  7. Wertherism
  8. Werthimer
  9. Werths
  10. Wertman
  11. Wertmans

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