stygian
/ˈstɪd͡ʒ.i.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.04 in modern English
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Alternative form of Stygian (“of or relating to the river Styx”).
adj
Having a luminosity below 0%.
adj
Of, by or relating to the river Styx in Greek mythology.
adj
Of, by or relating to the Plutonian moon named after Styx.
noun
An inhabitant of Styx (a moon of Pluto).
Example Sentences
- "The things which the Stygian darkness hid from my objective eye […]"
- "But then, what though the mystic Three Around me ply their merry trade? — And Charon soon may carry me Across the gloomy Stygian glade?"
- "Within all was black as the tomb. […] Feeling before him upon the floor with the butt of his spear, Tarzan entered the Stygian gloom."
- "Or maybe Trump has designs on hell, viewing it as a totally unexploited real-estate opportunity to create some kind of Stygian Riviera."
- "Stygians – natives of Styx"
Etymology
From Latin stygius + -ian, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stúgios, “relating to Styx”), from Στύξ (Stúx, “Styx, chief river of underworld”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Στύγιος
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈstɪd͡ʒ.i.ən/
- British English: /ˈstɪd͡ʒ.i.ən/