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Nietzschean

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • UK: /ˈniː.t͡ʃɪ.ən/
  • US: /ˈni.t͡ʃi.ən/
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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of, pertaining to or characteristic of Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900), German philosopher, or his writings.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A supporter of the ideas of Friedrich Nietzsche.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Nietzsche + -ean.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: نِتْشِيّ (nitšiyy) — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Catalan: nietzscheà — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Czech: nietzscheovský — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Czech: nietzschovský — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Esperanto: niĉea — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Estonian: Nietzschelik — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Finnish: nietzscheläinen — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • French: nietzschéen — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • German: nietzschesch — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Greek: νιτσεϊκός (nitseïkós) — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Hungarian: nietzschei — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Italian: nietzschiano — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Italian: nicciano — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Italian: nietzscheano — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Japanese: ニーチェの (Nīche no) — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Polish: nietzscheański — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Portuguese: nietzschiano — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Portuguese: nietzscheano — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Russian: ницшеа́нский (nicšeánskij) — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Serbo-Croatian: ничѐа̄нскӣ — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Serbo-Croatian: ničèānskī — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Spanish: nietzscheano — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Swedish: nietzscheansk — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Ukrainian: ніцшеа́нський (nicšeánsʹkyj) — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Vietnamese: Nít-sơ — pertaining to Nietzsche or his writings
  • Czech: nietzscheovec — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Czech: nietzschovec — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Esperanto: niĉeisto — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Esperanto: niĉeistino — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Finnish: nietzscheläinen — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • French: nietzschéen — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • French: nietzschéenne — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Greek: νιτσεϊστής (nitseïstís) — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Greek: νιτσεΐστρια (nitseḯstria) — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Hungarian: nietzschei — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Italian: nietzschiano — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Italian: nietzschiana — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Italian: nicciano — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Italian: nicciana — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Italian: nietzscheano — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Italian: nietzscheana — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Polish: nietzscheanista — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Portuguese: nietzschiano — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Portuguese: nietzschiana — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Portuguese: nietzscheano — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Portuguese: nietzscheana — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Russian: ницшеа́нец (nicšeánec) — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Russian: ницшеа́нка (nicšeánka) — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Serbo-Croatian: ничеа́нац — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Serbo-Croatian: ničeánac — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Spanish: nietzscheano — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Spanish: nietzscheana — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Swedish: nietzschean — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Ukrainian: ніцшеа́нець (nicšeánecʹ) — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas
  • Ukrainian: ніцшеа́нка (nicšeánka) — a supporter of Nietzsche's ideas