Whorfian

English

Etymology

Whorf +‎ -ian

Adjective

Whorfian (comparative more Whorfian, superlative most Whorfian)

1. (cognitive linguistics) Relating to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis, which proposes a form of linguistic relativity, i.e. that the structure of a language affects the ways in which its speakers conceptualize their world.

Derived terms

• Whorfianism

Translations

relating to the Sapir-Whorf hypothesis

• Portuguese: whorfiano