English Explanatory Dictionary

mythic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Mythical; existing in myth.
  2. Very rare.
  3. Amazing, epic, legendary.

Pronunciation

mĭth'ĭk /ˈmɪθɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-mythic.wav

Word forms

mythic more mythic most mythic

Etymology

1660s; from Latin mȳthicos or Ancient Greek μυθικός (muthikós); equivalent to myth + -ic.

Synonyms

amazing astounding awe-inspiring awesome awful sensational awesomesauce based beatific bewildering blissful celestial cool delightful divine dope enchanting excellent extraordinary far out fire heavenlike heavenly hellagood impressive incredible inspiring goshwow glorious gnarly goated grand grandiose great groovy magnificent major majestic marvellous mystifying mythic neat lit outstanding phenomenal powerful rad righteous selcouth splendent stupendous stupefying sublime surpassing terrific tight unbelievable unreal wicked wonderful

Derived words

antimythic mythicism mythicist mythicization mythicize mythicness nonmythic psychomythic semimythic technomythic
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