Emerson

[ em-er-suh n ]

/ ˈɛm ər sən /

Ralph Wal·do,

[wawl-doh, wol-] /ˈwɔl doʊ, ˈwɒl-/,1803–82, U.S. essayist and poet.

OTHER WORDS FROM Emerson

Em·er·so·ni·an

[em-er-soh-nee-uh n] /ˌɛm ərˈsoʊ ni ən/, adjective pro-Em·er·so·ni·an, adjective, noun

It is a quiet, almost Emersonian sort of paradox that invites reflection, not action.

Heartless Conservatives Unite! |Lee Siegel |August 29, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
It has its merit, this Emersonian way, particularly for souls easily disillusioned.

Unicorns |James Huneker
I loved it and left it on the stalk, in the true Emersonian spirit, and here I do my little best to embalm its memory.

The Foot-path Way |Bradford Torrey
A book from her pen means new flashes of insight, a revelation of spiritual truth almost Emersonian in kind.

The Life Radiant |Lilian Whiting

I was so much worried about this Emersonian mask that I resolved to lay it off.

Rambles with John Burroughs |Robert John De Loach
But there is much in the new physics apart from its chemical aspects that ought to appeal to the Emersonian type of mind.

The Breath of Life |John Burroughs

Emerson

/ (ˈɛməsən) /

Ralph Waldo. (rælf ˈwɔːldəʊ). 1803–82, US poet, essayist, and transcendentalist