"stygian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˈstɪd͡ʒ.i.ən/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-stygian.ogg Forms: more stygian [comparative], most stygian [superlative]
Etymology: From Latin stygius, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stúgios, “relating to Styx”), from Στύξ (Stúx, “Styx, chief river of underworld”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|stygius}} Latin stygius, {{uder|en|grc|Στύγιος||relating to Styx}} Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stúgios, “relating to Styx”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} stygian (comparative more stygian, superlative most stygian)
  1. Alternative form of Stygian (“of or relating to the river Styx”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: Stygian (extra: of or relating to the river Styx) Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-stygian-en-adj-6NsO5T2f Disambiguation of Vision: 35 13 40 12 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 36 19 13
  2. (literary) Dark and gloomy. Tags: literary Categories (topical): Vision Translations (dark and gloomy): մռայլ (mṙayl) (Armenian), тъмен (tǎmen) (Bulgarian), мрачен (mračen) (Bulgarian), temný (Czech), synkkä (Finnish), düster (German), duster (German), мра́чный (mráčnyj) (Russian), чёрный (čórnyj) (Russian), doilleir (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-stygian-en-adj-iRfb8Ika Disambiguation of Vision: 35 13 40 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 15 43 12 29 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 18 50 8 24 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 56 7 30 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 13 53 5 29 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 7 62 3 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 27 37 23 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 29 39 18 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 36 19 13 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 11 57 7 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 28 40 18 15 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 14 53 10 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 10 61 6 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 30 40 17 14 Disambiguation of 'dark and gloomy': 1 96 2 0
  3. (literary) Infernal or hellish. Tags: literary Categories (topical): Vision Translations (infernal or hellish): դժոխային (džoxayin) (Armenian), адски (adski) (Bulgarian), styžský (Czech), podsvětní (Czech), hels (Dutch), infernaal (Dutch), helvetillinen (Finnish), а́дский (ádskij) (Russian), ifrinneach (Scottish Gaelic)
    Sense id: en-stygian-en-adj-O6Nom8Qa Disambiguation of Vision: 35 13 40 12 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 36 19 13 Disambiguation of 'infernal or hellish': 10 2 87 1
  4. (vision, of a perceived color) Having a luminosity below 0%. Categories (topical): Vision
    Sense id: en-stygian-en-adj-ztrplxwV Disambiguation of Vision: 35 13 40 12 Categories (other): Terms with Czech translations Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 32 36 19 13
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hypernyms: chimerical Coordinate_terms: hyperbolic, self-luminous

Alternative forms

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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ádskij",
      "sense": "infernal or hellish",
      "word": "а́дский"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "infernal or hellish",
      "word": "ifrinneach"
    }
  ],
  "word": "stygian"
}

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