elysium
/ɪˈlɪʒ.i.əm/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.68 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A region in the northern hemisphere of Mars.
Example Sentences
- "Joseph seemed sitting in a sort of elysium alone, beside a roaring fire; a quart of ale on the table near him, bristling with large pieces of toasted oat-cake; and his black, short pipe in his mouth."
- "Not since a journalist morphed into Al Pacino in The Devil’s Advocate has a metamorphosis been so jarring. Of course, there were clues: Michael kicked a puppy in the very second episode, and no self-respecting Elysium so closely resembles a chichi outdoor mall in Pasadena."
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἠλῠ́σῐον (Πεδῐ́ον) (Ēlŭ́sĭon (Pedĭ́on)).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: -, Ἠλῠ́σῐον (Πεδῐ́ον)
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ɪˈlɪʒ.i.əm/
- British English: /ɪˈlɪz.i.əm/