Wagnerian
adjective, noun
Wagnerian is an adjective meaning “Of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or his music; (by extension) of epic dimensions” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled W-A-G-N-E-R-I-A-N and has 4 syllables, and it appears about once in every 8 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does Wagnerian mean?
adjective
- 1
Of, or characteristic of Richard Wagner, or his music; (by extension) of epic dimensions.
noun
- 1
An admirer of Richard Wagner.
- 2
A musician who plays Wagnerian music.
- 3
An opera singer who specializes in Wagnerian roles.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you pronounce Wagnerian?
Wagnerian has 4 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of Wagnerian
- more Wagnerian comparative
- most Wagnerian superlative
- Wagnerians plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is Wagnerian?
Wagnerian appears about once in every 8 million words in written English, the 82,325th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Wagnerian in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | wagnérien |
| German | wagnerianisch , Wagnerianer, Wagnerianerin |
| Portuguese | wagneriano |
| Spanish | wagneriano |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does Wagnerian come from?
From Wagner + -ian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).