Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

aglaea

/əˈɡliː.ə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: aglaea
IPA: /əˈɡliː.ə/

7

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

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One of the Charites (the youngest, although Homer names another younger).

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A daughter of Asclepius and goddess/personification of good health and the glow of health.

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A daughter of Mantineus, founder of Mantinea, the wife of Abas and mother of the twins Acrisius and Proetus; also known as Ocalea.

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A daughter of Thespius and Megamede who bore Heracles a son, Antiades.

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A nymph who was mother of Nireus by Charopus, king of Syme.

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The wife of Amythaon and mother of Melampus and Bias.

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The main-belt asteroid 47 Aglaja, named after the Aglaea of the Charites.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin Aglaea, from Ancient Greek Ἀγλαΐα (Aglaḯa, literally “Splendour, Glory, Glow”).

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: Ἀγλαΐα

Inflected Forms

Aglaia (alternative) Aglaïa (alternative) Aegle (alternative)

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce aglaea?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈɡliː.ə/.
What does aglaea mean?: One of the Charites (the youngest, although Homer names another younger).
Where does aglaea come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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