straussian
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.22 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, or relating to Leo Strauss or his philosophy.
adj
Of or pertaining to Richard Strauss and Johann Strauss
noun
A follower of this philosophy.
Example Sentences
- "When Field is not invoking the founding to bash the “post-liberals” and “national conservatives,” she sides with her “East Coast” Straussian teachers against Claremont. Yet if one side of the Straussian divide can be said to be “pro-democracy,” it is the Jaffa-inspired West Coasters, whom Field dismisses as holding a “hagiographic view of the founding generation.”"
Etymology
Etymology tree English Strauss Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *-ānos Latin -ānus Latin -iānusbor. English -ian English Straussian From Strauss + -ian.