Hawthornean

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adjective

Of or pertaining to Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American writer of dark Romantic novels and short stories.

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Meanings

adjectiveHawthornean (comparative more Hawthornean, superlative most Hawthornean)

comparative more Hawthornean · superlative most Hawthornean · alternative Hawthornian

  1. Of or pertaining to Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864), American writer of dark Romantic novels and short stories.

    1996, Rosemary Mahoney, “Without a Trace,” review of The Missing by Andrew O’Hagan, New York Times, 10 November, 1996, This unsettling book […] is suffused with the Hawthornean notion that at the edge of every village lies a dark forest, waiting to ensnare the unsuspecting.

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    “[…] I think you owe it to them both to let them in on your dark, Hawthornian little secret. Let them know you’re gay.”

    1978, Andrew Holleran, chapter 5, in Dancer from the Dance, New York: New American Library, page 143

Origin

From Hawthorne + -an.

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Hawthornean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawthornean

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“Hawthornean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Hawthornean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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