Meanings
adjectiveSchopenhauerian (comparative more Schopenhauerian, superlative most Schopenhauerian)
comparative more Schopenhauerian · superlative most Schopenhauerian
- Of or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860), German philosopher known for his pessimism and clarity.
Goth morbidity arose in part from a Schopenhauerian scorn for organic life: from goth's perspective, death was the truth of sexuality.
2018, Mark Fisher, “it doesn't matter if we all die: the cure's unholy trinity”, in Darren Ambrose, editor, K-punk: the collected and unpublished writings of Mark Fisher (2004–2016), London: Repeater Books, →ISBN
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Translations
Finnish schopenhauerilainen
- schopenhauerilainenof or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer
French schopenhauerien, schopenhauérien
- schopenhauerienof or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer
- schopenhauérienof or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer
German schopenhauerisch
- schopenhauerischof or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer
Greek σοπενχαουερικός
- σοπενχαουερικός (sopenchaouerikós)of or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer
Hungarian schopenhaueri
- schopenhaueriof or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer
Italian schopenhaueriano
- schopenhauerianoof or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer
Polish schopenhauerowski
- schopenhauerowskiof or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer
Portuguese schopenhaueriano
- schopenhauerianoof or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer
Russian шопенгауэро́вский
- шопенгауэро́вский (šopengaueróvskij)of or relating to Arthur Schopenhauer
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APA
Schopenhauerian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schopenhauerian
MLA
“Schopenhauerian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schopenhauerian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Schopenhauerian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Schopenhauerian.
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