Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ixion

/ɪkˈsaɪ.ən

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.78 in modern English

Syllables: ix-ion
IPA: /ɪkˈsaɪ.ən

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

3

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

King of Lapiths, who was punished by Zeus for trying to seduce Hera by being bound to a winged fiery wheel that was always spinning.

name

A Kuiper belt object (KBO), 28978 Ixion (provisional designation 2001 KX₇₆), once thought to be a possible dwarf planet.

Example Sentences

"As to fitfulness, I have never learnt the art of binding myself to any of the wheels on which the Ixions of these days are turning round and round."
"The complicated conjunction and adverb “ut” also looms. Mr. Butterfield said that it is “the sort of infernal business that would make Sisyphus and Ixion smile kindly on the job satisfaction they got from their daily toil,” referring to figures from classical mythology forced to labor in pain for eternity."

Etymology

From Latin Ixīōn, from Ancient Greek Ἰξίων (Ixíōn, literally “strong native”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: Ixīōn, Ἰξίων

Derived Forms

Ixionian

Rhymes With

ryan brian lion ion bryan lyon hawaiian zion orion hyun dion ghanaian

Questions

How do you pronounce ixion?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪkˈsaɪ.ən.
What does ixion mean?: King of Lapiths, who was punished by Zeus for trying to seduce Hera by being bound to a winged fiery wheel that was always spinning.
Where does ixion come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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