Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dionysian

/daɪ̯əˈnɪʒən/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.00 in modern English

Syllables: dionysian
IPA: /daɪ̯əˈnɪʒən/

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

5

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or pertaining to Dionysus.

adj

Alternative form of dionysian.

noun

A follower of Dionysus.

noun

One who is dionysian.

adj

Wild, irrational, undisciplined, orgiastic.

Example Sentences

"He said he loved making movies like Luca Guadagnino’s “A Bigger Splash,” in which his charismatic, obstreperous character, Harry Hawkes, a music producer described by the Italian director as “a pagan fawn,” does a Dionysian dance to the Rolling Stones song “Emotional Rescue.”"

Etymology

From German dionysisch (“Dionysian”). Coined by German philosopher Q9358.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: dionysisch

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /daɪ̯əˈnɪʒən/

Inflected Forms

Dionysians (plural) more dionysian (comparative) most dionysian (superlative)

Frequently Paired Words

Apollonian

Synonyms

Dionysiac

Antonyms

apollonian

Questions

How do you pronounce dionysian?: The recorded pronunciation is /daɪ̯əˈnɪʒən/.
What does dionysian mean?: Of or pertaining to Dionysus.
Where does dionysian come from?: It is traced to German.

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