English Explanatory Dictionary

Achillean

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Resembling or relating to Achilles, the hero of the Iliad.
  2. Invincible with only one small weakness (an Achilles heel), which becomes one's downfall.
  3. Guided by emotional motives, especially rage, rather than reason.
  4. Of or relating to Achilles Tatius, a Roman-era Greek writer.
  5. Pertaining to the Achilles tendon.
  6. Of or relating to sexual or romantic intimacy between men, supposedly in the style of Achilles' relationship with Patroclus.
noun
  1. A fighter on the side of Achilles in the Trojan war; an Achaean.

Pronunciation

/əˈkɪliən/ /ˌækɪˈliːən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-NaomiAmethyst-Achillean.wav

Word forms

Achillean more Achillean most Achillean Achilleans

Etymology

From Achilles + -an.

Synonyms

MLM

Translations

Catalan: aquil·lià French: achilléen Hungarian: akhilleuszi Portuguese: aquileu Portuguese: aquiliano Spanish: Aquileano
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