Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

lessingian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
lessin-gian
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic of the Enlightenment era.

Etymology

From Lessing + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Lessingian (comparative) most Lessingian (superlative)

Questions

What does lessingian mean?
Of or relating to Gotthold Ephraim Lessing (1729–1781), German writer, philosopher, dramatist, publicist and art critic of the Enlightenment era.
Where does lessingian come from?
From Lessing + -ian.

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