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- 1. relating to the River Styx in Greek mythology.
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plunge someone/something into darkness. semi-darkness. shaded. shadow. silhouetted. twilight. See more results » (Definition of Stygian from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press) What is the pronunciation of Stygian? Translations of Stygian. in Chinese (Traditional) 漆黑一片的, 黑森森的… See more.
1. : of or relating to the river Styx. 2. : extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding. the stygian blackness of the cave. Did you know? Stygian comes to us (by way of Latin stygius and Greek stygios) from Styx, the name of the principal river in Hades, the underworld of the dead in Greek mythology.
Something that's Stygian is dark, murky, and probably a little melancholy. Your walk home from the bus stop might feel Stygian on a foggy, moonless night.
Stygian definition: of or relating to the river Styx or to Hades.. See examples of STYGIAN used in a sentence.
Stygian. adjective. literary us / ˈstɪdʒ.i.ən / uk / ˈstɪdʒ.i.ən / Add to word list. extremely and unpleasantly dark: Stygian gloom. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Darkness & becoming dark. blackness. crepuscular. darkened. darkness. dimly. dimness. dingily. dingy. dull. inky. pitch blackness. pitch darkness. pitchy.
Definition of Stygian adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The word 'Stygian' came to describe something as dark, gloomy, or mysterious, often with connotations of the underworld or the afterlife. It is used to convey an atmosphere or quality that is eerie, foreboding, and shrouded in darkness, as if one had entered the realm of the dead.
Definition of 'Stygian' Stygian in British English. (ˈstɪdʒɪən ) adjective. 1. of or relating to the river Styx. 2. mainly literary. a. dark, gloomy, or hellish. b. completely inviolable, as a vow sworn by the river Styx. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin.
1. (Classical Myth & Legend) of or relating to the river Styx. 2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) chiefly literary. a. dark, gloomy, or hellish. b. completely inviolable, as a vow sworn by the river Styx. [C16: from Latin Stygius, from Greek Stugios, from Stux Styx; related to stugein to hate]
Origin of Stygian. From Latin stygius, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stugios, “relating to Styx" ), from Στύξ (Stux, “Styx, chief river of underworld" ). From Wiktionary. From Latin Stygius from Greek Stugios from Stux Stug- Styx.
