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wertherian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
wer-ther-ian
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Werther + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more Wertherian (comparative) most Wertherian (superlative)

Questions

What does wertherian mean?
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.
Where does wertherian come from?
From Werther + -ian.

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