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adjective
- 1. relating to the River Styx in Greek mythology.
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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.
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.
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 meaning: 1. extremely and unpleasantly dark: 2. extremely and unpleasantly dark: . Learn more.
Stygian definition: of or relating to the river Styx or to Hades.. See examples of STYGIAN used in a sentence.
Stygian. 2 meanings: 1. of or relating to the river Styx 2. mainly literary a. dark, gloomy, or hellish b. completely inviolable, as a.... Click for more definitions.
Definition of Stygian adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.