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    Stygian
    /ˈstɪdʒɪən/

    adjective

    • 1. relating to the River Styx in Greek mythology.

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › stygianStygian Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    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.

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishStygian | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    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.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › StygianStygian - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    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.

  5. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryStygian | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    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.

  6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishStygian adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    Definition of Stygian adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  7. www.dictionary.com › browse › stygianSTYGIAN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Stygian definition: of or relating to the river Styx or to Hades.. See examples of STYGIAN used in a sentence.

  8. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › stygianstygian - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · ( literary) Infernal or hellish. (vision, of a perceived color) Having a luminosity below 0%. Usage notes. [ edit] See also Stygian, which means "of, by or relating to the river Styx ". Hypernyms. [ edit] (color): chimerical. Coordinate terms. [ edit] (color): hyperbolic.

  9. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishSTYGIAN definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    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.

  10. www.oed.com › dictionary › stygian_adjStygian, adj. & n. meanings, etymology and more - Oxford English ...

    What does the word Stygian mean? There are six meanings listed in OED's entry for the word Stygian, one of which is labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

  11. www.collinsdictionary.com › us › dictionarySTYGIAN - All you need to know about it - Collins Online ...

    Definitions of 'Stygian' 1. of or characteristic of the river Styx and the infernal regions. [...] 2. [also s-] a. infernal or hellish. [...] b. dark or gloomy. [...] c. inviolable; completely binding, as an oath sworn by the river Styx. [...] More. Synonyms of 'Stygian' • dark, black, gloomy, dreary [...] More. Examples of 'Stygian' in a sentence