Wertherian

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adjective

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.

“Wertherian melancholy”

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Meanings

adjectiveWertherian (comparative more Wertherian, superlative most Wertherian)

comparative more Wertherian · superlative most Wertherian

  1. 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.

    Wertherian melancholy

Origin

From Werther + -ian.

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Wertherian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wertherian

MLA

“Wertherian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wertherian. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Wertherian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Wertherian.

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