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Goethean

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Johann Wolfgang Goethe, a German writer and thinker.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to or in the manner of Goethe

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Goethian

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Goethe + -an.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 歌德的 (Gēdé de) — relating to Goethe
  • Chinese Mandarin: 歌德 (Gēdé) — relating to Goethe
  • Czech: goethovský — relating to Goethe
  • French: goethien — relating to Goethe
  • German: Goethesch — relating to Goethe
  • German: goethisch — relating to Goethe
  • German: göthesch — relating to Goethe
  • German: göthisch — relating to Goethe
  • Greek: γκαιτεανικός (gkaiteanikós) — relating to Goethe
  • Greek: Γκαιτεανικός (Gkaiteanikós) — relating to Goethe
  • Italian: goethiano — relating to Goethe
  • Japanese: ゲーテの (Gēte no) — relating to Goethe
  • Japanese: ゲーテ風の (Gēte-fū no) — relating to Goethe
  • Korean: 괴테의 (Goete'ui) — relating to Goethe
  • Polish: goethowski — relating to Goethe
  • Portuguese: goethiano — relating to Goethe
  • Russian: ге́тевский (gétevskij) — relating to Goethe
  • Russian: гётевский (gjótevskij) — relating to Goethe
  • Spanish: goetheano — relating to Goethe
  • Spanish: goeteano — relating to Goethe