What does stygian mean?
Definitions for stygian
ˈstɪdʒ i ənsty·gian
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Princeton's WordNet
Stygianadjective
hellish
"Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn"- Milton
Acheronian, Acherontic, Stygianadjective
dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades
"in the depths of an Acheronian forest"; "upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue"-Wordsworth
Wiktionary
stygianadjective
Dark and gloomy.
stygianadjective
Infernal or hellish.
stygianadjective
Of, or relating to the river Styx.
Etymology: From stygius, from Στύγιος, from Στύξ.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Stygianadjective
Hellish; infernal; pertaining to Styx, one of the poetical rivers of hell.
Etymology: stygius, Latin.
At that so sudden blaze the Stygian throng
Bent their aspect. John Milton.
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stygian
Stygian refers to something that is extremely dark, gloomy, or hellish. It is derived from the word 'Styx', which in Greek mythology, is a river in Hades (the underworld). So it commonly used in the context of resembling or suggestive of death or the underworld.
Webster Dictionary
Stygianadjective
of or pertaining to the river Styx; hence, hellish; infernal. See Styx
Etymology: [L. Stygius, fr. Styx, Stygis, Gr. Sty`x, Stygo`s, the Styx.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Stygian
stij′i-an, adj. relating to Styx, one of the rivers of Hades, across which Charon ferries the shades of the departed: hellish, infernal, deadly, impenetrable. [L.,—Gr. stygein, to hate.]
Anagrams for stygian »
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of stygian in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of stygian in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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