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Meaning of "Stygian" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD STYGIAN

From Latin Stygius, from Greek Stugios, from StuxStyx; related to stugein to hate.
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PRONUNCIATION OF STYGIAN

Stygian  [ˈstɪdʒɪən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STYGIAN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stygian is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STYGIAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Stygian

The word Stygian as a synonym usually refers to the River Styx of the underworld Hades. It may also refer to: ▪ Stygian Cove, in the South Orkney Islands ▪ Stygian Owl, a species of owl ▪ Stygian Witches, name used for the Graeae in the Clash of Titans films ▪ People of the fictional nation Stygia in the Hyborian Age, created by Robert E. Howard for his character Conan the Barbarian ▪ Stygian Hall, a place referred to in the book Bad Moon Rising in Sherrilyn Kenyon's Dark-Hunter ▪ Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss, a 1992 video game developed by Blue Sky Productions ▪ Ultima Online: Stygian Abyss, a 2009 video game developed by Electronic Arts...

Definition of Stygian in the English dictionary

The first definition of Stygian in the dictionary is of or relating to the river Styx. Other definition of Stygian is dark, gloomy, or hellish. Stygian is also completely inviolable, as a vow sworn by the river Styx.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STYGIAN


acanthopterygian
ˌækənˌθɒptəˈrɪdʒɪən
archipelagian
ˌɑːkɪpəˈleɪdʒɪən
callipygian
ˌkælɪˈpɪdʒɪən
Cantabrigian
ˌkæntəˈbrɪdʒɪən
Carolingian
ˌkærəˈlɪndʒɪən
coccygian
kɒkˈsɪdʒɪən
crossopterygian
krɒˌsɒptəˈrɪdʒɪən
hyperphrygian
ˌhaɪpəˈfrɪdʒɪən
hypophrygian
ˌhaɪpəˈfrɪdʒɪən
Lagrangian
ləˈɡreɪndʒɪən
magian
ˈmeɪdʒɪən
malacopterygian
ˌmæləˌkɒptəˈrɪdʒɪən
Merovingian
ˌmɛrəʊˈvɪndʒɪən
Ogygian
əʊˈdʒɪdʒɪən
pelagian
pɛˈleɪdʒɪən
Phrygian
ˈfrɪdʒɪən
sauropterygian
sɔːˌrɒptəˈrɪdʒɪən
theologian
ˌθɪəˈləʊdʒɪən
Thraco-Phrygian
ˌθreɪkəʊˈfrɪdʒɪən
Thuringian
θjʊˈrɪndʒɪən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STYGIAN

Sturm und Drang
Sturmabteilung
Sturmer
sturnine
sturnoid
sturnus
Sturt
Sturt´s desert pea
stushie
stutter
stutterer
stuttering
stutteringly
Stuttgart
Stuyvesant
STV

WORDS THAT END LIKE STYGIAN

Belgian
Brobdingnagian
Carlovingian
Dano-Norwegian
Fuegian
Galwegian
gambogian
geologian
Georgian
Glaswegian
Jungian
mythologian
natural theologian
neologian
Norwegian
Pelasgian
salpingian
South Georgian
Swedenborgian
Varangian

Synonyms and antonyms of Stygian in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «STYGIAN»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «Stygian» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of Stygian

Translation of «Stygian» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STYGIAN

Find out the translation of Stygian to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Stygian from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Stygian» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

冥河
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Stygian
570 millions of speakers

English

Stygian
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Stygian
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جهنمي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

стигийский
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Stygian
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অলঙ্ঘনীয় প্রতিজ্ঞা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ténébreux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Stygian
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Stygian
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

地獄の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

매듭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Stygian
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Stygian
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நரகத்திற்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Stygian
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Stygian
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Stygian
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Stygian
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Стігійське
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Stygian
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καταχθόνιος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Stygian
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Stygian
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Stygian
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Stygian

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STYGIAN»

The term «Stygian» is regularly used and occupies the 98.688 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STYGIAN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Stygian» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Stygian» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Stygian

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STYGIAN»

Discover the use of Stygian in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Stygian and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Stygian's Honor
Window Rock, Arizona, is the last known location of Honor Roberts, who vanished when she was just thirteen.
Lora Leigh, 2012
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Descending Olympus: The Stygian Chalice
Zach Nikolas isn't a typical high school boy--no acne, no awkwardness for this high school god among boys.
Velvia Wylie Keithley, 2011
3
The Singular Problem of the Stygian House-Boat TPB
The clink of glasses and the popping of corks punctu- ated the music with a frequency which would have delighted the soul of the most ardent lover of commas, all of which so overpowered the grand master boatman of the Stygian Ferry ...
John Kendrick Bangs, 2007
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The Stygian Ruse
Philip Drake. Philip Drake The Stygian Ruse The Stygian Ruse By Philip Drake Front Cover.
Philip Drake
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Poetry, Songs and Stygian Stories
Mcpherson, Jenkins.
Mcpherson, Jenkins, 2010
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The Stygian Legacy
The Stygian Legacy sees these individuals serving as conduits to these other dimensions, similar to the ancient Greek myth of the river Styx, where the dead sailed across to the Elysian Fields.
M. L. Miller, 2006
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A Concordance to the Poems of Edmund Spenser
5 Stygian. To the black shadowes of the Stygian shore Gn. 383 Stygian powres appease: Gn. 440 come from the Stygian strands, D. 20 From wandring Stygian shores, where it doth endlesse move.' I. iv. 48. 9 Doest thou sit wayling by blacke  ...
Charles Grosvenor Osgood, 1915
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Dawn's Awakening
"Get the hell out of here, Lawrence," Stygian retorted rather than doing as he was ordered. 'This is no place for you." Dawn turned and snarled at Stygian then, her canines flashing, her pale face white beneath the harsh lights. Stygian's jaw ...
Lora Leigh, 2008
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A Subject-index to the Poems of Edmund Spenser
Charles Huntington Whitman. STORK STYGIAN mer at Canutus, 2.10.11.5; touchstone by which gold is tested, 1.3.2.5; virtuous stone in ring, 4.3.24.5. See Cornerstone, Magnes-stone, Pumice-stone; Gems, Rocks. Stork: Epith. 345. See Birds.
Charles Huntington Whitman, 1919
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Windows of the Imagination: Essays on Fantastic Literature
XXVIII. ONE. FINE. DAY. IN. THE. STYGIAN. HAUNTS. OF. HELL. Being the Lore and Legend of the Fabled "Eye of Argon" Dear typesetters, proofreaders, copyeditors, Noble Editor, everyone — the following passage is entirely sic. Please try ...
Darrell Schweitzer, 1998

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STYGIAN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Stygian is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hate Eternal: a faixa "The Stygian Deep" está online
Abaixo você pode conferir a faixa "The Stygian Deep" do novo álbum "Infernus" da banda norte americana HATE ETERNAL. O disco é sucessor de "Phoenix ... «Whiplash! RockSite, Jun 15»
2
Hate Eternal – “The Stygian Deep”
Hate Eternal frontman Erik Rutan may have the strongest death metal pedigree of any living human. He's probably best known these days as the driving force ... «Stereogum, Jun 15»
3
Mourning the fashion industry's colourful past
It's a Stygian abyss of inky apparel, one black item varying from the next at considerable cost but in imperceptible detail. Dresses, suits and coats: black upon ... «National Post, May 15»
4
Lizardmen are Invading Underworld Ascendant, the Stygian Abyss …
Closing in on $775,000 pledged stretch goal for Underworld Ascendant is the Stygian Abyss, the Necrotic Graveyard. This dark and twisted place has the ... «VR World, Mar 15»
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'The Americans': Amateur dentistry
However, newer definitions say that “stygian” is just an adjective meaning “dark and dismal” like the River Styx in Hades. So that checks out. Well played, Gabriel ... «Chron.com, Feb 15»
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Ultima Underworld I: The Stygian Abyss Virtuaalifantasian …
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss muistuttaa kyllä ulkoisesti veljiään Eye of the Beholderia ja Dungeon Masteria, mutta kun peli alkaa illuusio häviää. «Pelit.fi, Feb 15»
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Ultima Underworld vervolg op Kickstarter
De game zal Underworld Ascendant heten en zich afspelen in de Stygian Abyss, het gebied uit de eerste Ultima. Het team mag dan ook gebruik maken van alle ... «IGN Benelux, Feb 15»
8
Join the original team behind Ultima Underworld on a quest to …
Its creators have "unchained the franchise," and it's free to evolve. We'll stumble around The Stygian Abyss, deal with dynamic factions, and its engine will let us ... «GameWatcher, Feb 15»
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CD: The Callstore – Save No One
After that squall, the Mittel-European two-step rhythm of the acoustic “Come on Then” and more of those stygian vocals. Save No One is compellingly dark. «The Arts Desk, Jan 15»
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Quelle: PC Games
Ultima Underworld: The Stygian Abyss von Blue Sky (später Looking Glass) ist ein solches Spiel. Angesiedelt in der Fantasywelt der bekannten Ultima-Serie, ... «PC Games, Dec 14»

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