Stygian

See also: stygian

English

Etymology

See stygian.

Pronunciation

(UK, US) IPA^(key): /ˈstɪd͡ʒiən/
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Rhymes: -ɪdʒiən

Adjective

Stygian (comparative more Stygian, superlative most Stygian)

Of, by or relating to the river Styx.
Of, by or relating to the moon Styx.
Alternative form of stygian: dark and gloomy, or infernal and hellish.

Translations

of, or relating to the river Styx

Catalan: estigi
German: stygisch
Italian: stigio
Latin: Stygius, stygius
Portuguese: estígio (pt)
Russian: стиги́йский (ru) m (stigíjskij)
Serbo-Croatian: стигијски m (stigijski)
Spanish: estigio (es)

dark, gloomy

Afrikaans: donker (af), somber
Albanian: errët (sq)
Armenian: մռայլ (hy) (mṙayl)
German: düster (de), duster (de)

Noun

Stygian (plural Stygians)

(science fiction) An inhabitant of Styx (a moon of Pluto).
- 1940, Edmond Hamilton, Calling Captain Future, page 55:
  Stygians – natives of Styx

Anagrams

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