English Explanatory Dictionary

stygian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alternative form of Stygian (“of or relating to the river Styx”).
  2. Infernal or hellish.
  3. Dark and gloomy.
  4. Having a luminosity below 0%.
adj
  1. Of, by or relating to the river Styx in Greek mythology.
  2. Of, by or relating to the Plutonian moon named after Styx.
  3. Alternative form of stygian: dark and gloomy, or infernal and hellish.
noun
  1. An inhabitant of Styx (a moon of Pluto).

Pronunciation

/ˈstɪd͡ʒ.i.ən/ en-us-stygian.ogg /ˈstɪd͡ʒiən/

Word forms

stygian more stygian most stygian Stygians

Etymology

From Latin stygius, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stúgios, “relating to Styx”), from Στύξ (Stúx, “Styx, chief river of underworld”).

Synonyms

helly subtartarean Acherontic infernal Hadean hellish Plutonic Plutonian stygian Tartarean cimmerian dusky tenebrous blear caliginous crepuscular dark darksome darkling dim dimpsy dingy dull fuliginous gloomy leaden lightless mirksome murky murksome obscure shady somber sombrous sunless swarthy tenebrose twilightish umbrageous unilluminated

Derived words

stygobiont
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