Whitmanian
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English
Etymology
Adjective
Whitmanian (comparative more Whitmanian, superlative most Whitmanian)
- Of or relating to the American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892).
- Synonyms: Whitmanic, Whitmanite
- 1988, Edmund White, chapter 5, in The Beautiful Room is Empty, New York: Vintage International, published 1994:
- But the Beats, despite their appealing cult of drugs and Whitmanian sincerity, lacked the cool elegance Lou venerated.
Noun
Whitmanian (plural Whitmanians)
- An admirer or imitator of American poet Walt Whitman (1819–1892).
- Synonym: Whitmanite
- 2021 October 26, Ian Beacock, “The Democracy Walt Whitman Wanted”, in The New Republic, New York, N.Y.: Republic Publishing Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 2023-06-03:
- Long live the Whitmanians! Since his death in 1892, Whitman's literary descendants and disciples have been an illustrious bunch.
References
- “Whitmanian, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
