Nietzschean

adjective

Nietz·​sche·​an ˈnē-chē-ən How to pronounce Nietzschean (audio)
: of, relating to, or suggestive of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche or his theories
Nietzschean notions such as the willing acceptance of paradox and the reconciliation of oppositions …M. Keith Booker
especially : evoking or embodying Nietzsche's concept of will to power
… he fails to be a Nietzschean man. He cannot act on his own will and so create his own morality. Harold Beaver

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First Known Use

1898, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of Nietzschean was in 1898

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“Nietzschean.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Nietzschean. Accessed 7 Mar. 2026.

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