Home › Words › S › spenserianspenserianspenserian means of or pertaining to Edmund Spenser (c.1552–1599), English poet, or his works.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, spenserian ranks #921 of 42,747 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom Spenser + -ian.adjOf or pertaining to Edmund Spenser (c.1552–1599), English poet, or his works.nounOne of a group of poets who imitated Spenser.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.spenserism 84% match — A word or phrase due to Edmund Spenser (c.1552–1599), English poet. vs spenserian →spenseriana 82% match — Objects, materials, or documents relating to the poet Edmund Spenser. vs spenserian →spencerian 64% match — Of or relating to Platt Rogers Spencer, US business school activist, or the style of handwriting he developed. vs spenserian →spenderian 63% match — Of or relating to Stephen Spender (1909–1995), English poet, novelist and essayist focusing on themes of social injustice and the class struggle. vs spenserian →spencean 61% match — Of or relating to Thomas Spence (1750–1814), English radical and advocate of the common ownership of land and a democratic equality of the sexes. vs spenserian →sidneyan 60% match — Of or relating to Sir Philip Sidney (1554–1586), English poet and scholar. vs spenserian →spenerian 59% match — Of or relating to Philipp Spener (1635–1705), German Lutheran theologian who essentially founded what would come to be known as pietism. vs spenserian →drydenian 57% match — Of or pertaining to John Dryden (1631-1700), English poet. vs spenserian →