stygian en · ADJ
Pronunciation
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- /ˈstɪd͡ʒ.i.ən/ (UK, US)
Etymology
From Latin stygius + -ian, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stúgios, “relating to Styx”), from Στύξ (Stúx, “Styx, chief river of underworld”).
Meanings
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(alt-of, alternative) Alternative form of Stygian (“of or relating to the river Styx”).
alt of Stygian
- (figuratively, literary) Infernal or hellish.
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(figuratively, literary) Dark and gloomy.
The things which the Stygian darkness hid from my objective eye […]
1913 January–May, Edgar Rice Burroughs, “The Gods of Mars”, in The All-Story, New York, N.Y.: Frank A. Munsey Co., →OCLC; republished as The Gods of Mars, Chicago, Ill.: A[lexander] C[aldwell] McClurg & Co., September 1918, →OCLC, page 184:
- (of a perceived color, qualifier:color theory) Having a luminosity below 0%.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most stygian | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more stygian | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
Hypernyms
Synonyms
helly · stygian · dark · lightless · blear · adumbral · shady · twilightish · dull · murksome · dim · dingy · subtartarean · hellish · tenebrose · caliginous · somber · dusky · helly · tenebrous · infernal · tenebrous · Hadean · dimpsy · umbrageous · sombrous · murky · cimmerian · Plutonic · dusky · darksome · crepuscular · gloomy · Plutonian · swarthy · infernal · leaden · subtartarean · fuliginous · sunless · obscure · stygian · mirksome · cimmerian · Tartarean · unilluminated · darkling · Acherontic
Translations (21)
bg адски (infernal or hellish) · bg мрачен (dark and gloomy) · fi helvetillinen (infernal or hellish) · de duster (dark and gloomy) · sv dyster (dark and gloomy) · cs styžský (infernal or hellish) · nl infernaal (infernal or hellish) · bg тъмен (dark and gloomy) · gd ifrinneach (infernal or hellish) · fi synkkä (dark and gloomy) · gd doilleir (dark and gloomy) · cs podsvětní (infernal or hellish) · ru чёрный (dark and gloomy) · hy մռայլ (dark and gloomy) · cs temný (dark and gloomy) · ru мра́чный (dark and gloomy) · hy դժոխային (infernal or hellish) · sv dunkel (dark and gloomy) · de düster (dark and gloomy) · nl hels (infernal or hellish) · ru а́дский (infernal or hellish)