English Explanatory Dictionary

cimmerian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Perpetually dark or gloomy.
  2. Mentally dark; ignorant; benighted.
noun
  1. Any of the mythical people supposed to inhabit a land of perpetual darkness.
  2. One of the Cimmerii, ancient equestrian nomads of Indo-European origin.
  3. The prophetic priestess presiding over the Apollonian Oracle at Cimmerium in Italy.
adj
  1. Pertaining to the ancient Cimmerians.
  2. Characteristic of Cimmeria, especially in having particularly dense darkness etc.
name
  1. The language of the Cimmerians, possibly belonging to the Iranian branch.
adj
  1. related to the prehistoric continent of Cimmeria

Pronunciation

/sɪˈmɪəɹ.ɪ.ən/ /sɪˈmɪɹ.i.ən/

Word forms

cimmerian more cimmerian most cimmerian Cimmerians

Etymology

From Cimmerian.

Derived words

cimmerianism cimmerianize
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