stygian
stygian · more stygian · most stygian
адский, мрачный, чёрный
düster, duster
Infernal or hellishInfernal or hellish.
/ˈstɪd͡ʒ.i.ən/
» Heavenly ire / ne'er sent a pest more loathsome; ne'er were seen / worse plagues to issue from the Stygian mire.
Meaning
3 senses(figuratively, literary)Infernal or hellish.
а́дскийádskij
hellish
(figuratively, literary)Dark and gloomy.
düster, duster
мра́чныйmráčnyj, чёрныйčórnyj
Having a luminosity below 0%.
Examples
1 sentencesHeavenly ire / ne'er sent a pest more loathsome; ne'er were seen / worse plagues to issue from the Stygian mire.
Translations
2 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
infernal or hellish:
dark and gloomy:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
dark and gloomy:
Origin
From Latin stygius + -ian, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stúgios, “relating to Styx”), fromFrom Latin stygius + -ian, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stúgios, “relating to Styx”), from Στύξ (Stúx, “Styx, chief river of underworld”).
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Forms
more stygian, most stygian| Comparative | more stygian Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most stygian Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
42 synonymsinfernalC2darkA1dimB2dullB1gloomyB2obscureC1hellysubtartareanAcheronticHadeanhellishPlutonicPlutonianTartarean
Close in meaning
- dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades:AcheronianAcherontic
Word family
1 related wordsDerivedstygobiont
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form