wagnerian
/wˌæɡnˈɛɹiən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.12 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
5
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or his music; (by extension) of epic dimensions.
noun
An opera singer who specializes in Wagnerian roles.
Example Sentences
- "Clearly, Hitler saw his historical function as a Wagnerian grand opera. Vast cosmic changes required an accompaniment of slaughter on a colossal scale."
- "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)."
- "Thus Gilgamesh and Enkidu as a dyad express a Wagnerian leitmotif that plays upon themes from racial memories of the two different races at the dawn of hominization."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Wagner 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 Wagnerian From Wagner + -ian.