goe·the·an adjective alsogoe·thi·an\ˈgər]d.ēən, ˈgə̄], ]tē- also -gā] sometimes ˈgœ̅\ Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe died 1832 German poet + English -an or -ian : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of Goethe or his works < the Goethean insistence on the inseparability of mind and matter — H.W.Pfund >