orgiastic
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀργιαστικός (orgiastikós, “exciting”), from ὀργιαστής (orgiastḗs, “orgy celebrator”), from ὀργιάζειν (orgiázein, “to celebrate orgies”), from ὄργια (órgia).
Adjective
orgiastic (comparative more orgiastic, superlative most orgiastic)
- Relating to an orgy; uncontrolled, wild. [from the late 16th c.][1]
- 1919, Sax Rohmer, Dope
- Dancing was in progress, or, rather, one of those orgiastic ceremonies which passed for dancing during this pagan period.
- 1925, F[rancis] Scott Fitzgerald, chapter 9, in The Great Gatsby, New York, N.Y.: Charles Scribner’s Sons, published 1953, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 182:
- Gatsby believed in the green light, the orgiastic future that year by year recedes before us. It eluded us then, but that's no matter—tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther … And one fine morning—
- 1919, Sax Rohmer, Dope
Translations
relating to an orgy
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References
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “orgiastic”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.
Anagrams
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from French orgiastique.
Adjective
orgiastic m or n (feminine singular orgiastică, masculine plural orgiastici, feminine and neuter plural orgiastice)
Declension
Declension of orgiastic
singular | plural | ||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
nominative/ accusative | indefinite | orgiastic | orgiastică | orgiastici | orgiastice | ||
definite | orgiasticul | orgiastica | orgiasticii | orgiasticele | |||
genitive/ dative | indefinite | orgiastic | orgiastice | orgiastici | orgiastice | ||
definite | orgiasticului | orgiasticei | orgiasticilor | orgiasticelor |
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