Stygian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈstɪd͡ʒiən/ (UK, US)
Etymology
See stygian.
Meanings
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(Greek) Of, by or relating to the river Styx in Greek mythology.
But then, what though the mystic Three Around me ply their merry trade? — And Charon soon may carry me Across the gloomy Stygian glade?
1897, Edwin Arlington Robinson, “Ballade by the Fire”, in Children of the Night:
- Of, by or relating to the Plutonian moon named after Styx.
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(alt-of, alternative, figuratively) Alternative form of stygian: dark and gloomy, or infernal and hellish.
alt of stygian
Or maybe Trump has designs on hell, viewing it as a totally unexploited real-estate opportunity to create some kind of Stygian Riviera.
2026 April 17, Marina Hyde, “Is the pope Catholic? JD Vance thinks he has an answer”, in The Guardian, →ISSN:Within all was black as the tomb. […] Feeling before him upon the floor with the butt of his spear, Tarzan entered the Stygian gloom.
1913 June–December, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York, N.Y.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg, published March 1915, →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most Stygian | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more Stygian | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Translations (19)
sh стигијски (of, or relating to the river Styx) · ru стиги́йский (of, or relating to the river Styx) · sq errët (dark, gloomy) · de stygisch (of, or relating to the river Styx) · pt estígio (of, or relating to the river Styx) · la Stygius (of, or relating to the river Styx) · sv stygisk (of, or relating to the river Styx) · fr stygien (of, or relating to the river Styx) · la stygius (of, or relating to the river Styx) · af somber (dark, gloomy) · hy մռայլ (dark, gloomy) · de düster (dark, gloomy) · af donker (dark, gloomy) · it stigio (of, or relating to the river Styx) · eo stiksa (of, or relating to the river Styx) · sh stigijski (of, or relating to the river Styx) · es estigio (of, or relating to the river Styx) · de duster (dark, gloomy) · ca estigi (of, or relating to the river Styx)