elysian
/ɪˈlɪʒ.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.46 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or pertaining to Elysian or Elysium, the location.
noun
An inhabitant of the mythological Elysium.
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Elysian.
Example Sentences
- "Departed spirits do not however make a joyful and immediate entrance into these elysian fields, but must first slide for the space of five days, or, according to others, for a still longer period, down a rough rock, which the Greenlanders, by a strange contradiction, represent to be quite bloody."
- "But everyone that has lived a wicked life on earth, committed murder in his own nation, or been guilty of suicide, must pass by a different route to the Elysian fields. He has a steep precipice to climb, which gives him much pain and trouble; […]"
- "O vvho of man the ſtory vvill unfold, / Ere victory and empire vvrought annoy, / In that elyſian age (miſnamed of gold) / The age of love, and innocence and joy, […]"
- "Unlike Raphael's "Galatea" and his "Three Graces", examples of Elysian happiness in a race in the state of innocence, Giulio [Romano]'s decorations resemble saturnalia of lubricity itself."
- "Mystic waves of beauty blended / With the gorgeous golden rays / Phantasies of bliss descended / In a myrrh'd Elysian haze. / In the lyre-born chords extended / Harmonies of Lydian lays."
- "Winchester College has an Elysian quality, doubtless appreciated by the classical masters who supplied its educational staple for most of its six-century history."
Etymology
From Latin Elysium (from Ancient Greek Ἠλύσιον (Ēlúsion, “Elysium; one of the Elysian Fields”)) + -an (adjective-forming suffix).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈlɪʒ.ən/
- British English: /ɪˈlɪz.i.ən/
Inflected Forms
Phrases
Frequently Paired Words
Synonyms
air-headed
blissed out
blissful
enrapt
rapt
cock-a-hoop
delighted
ecstatic
elated
euphoric
exultant
filled with happiness