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stygian


 
  Overview  of  adj  stygian 
 
  The  adj  stygian  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Stygian  --  (hellish;  "Hence  loathed  Melancholy.../In  Stygian  cave  forlorn"-  Milton) 
  2.  Acheronian,  Acherontic,  Stygian  --  (dark  and  dismal  as  of  the  rivers  Acheron  and  Styx  in  Hades;  "in  the  depths  of  an  Acheronian  forest";  "upon  those  roseate  lips  a  Stygian  hue"-Wordsworth) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  stygian 
 
  2  senses  of  stygian 
 
  Sense  1 
  Stygian 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  infernal)  ->  supernal 
 
  Sense  2 
  Acheronian,  Acherontic,  Stygian 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  dark)  ->  light 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  stygian 
 
  2  senses  of  stygian 
 
  Sense  1 
  Stygian 
  =>  infernal  (vs.  supernal) 
 
  Sense  2 
  Acheronian,  Acherontic,  Stygian 
  =>  dark  (vs.  light) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  stygian 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  stygian 
 
  stygian  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  stygian 
  stygian 
 
  Overview  of  adj  stygian 
 
  The  adj  stygian  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  Stygian  --  (hellish;  "Hence  loathed  Melancholy.../In  Stygian  cave  forlorn"-  Milton) 
  2.  Acheronian,  Acherontic,  Stygian  --  (dark  and  dismal  as  of  the  rivers  Acheron  and  Styx  in  Hades;  "in  the  depths  of  an  Acheronian  forest";  "upon  those  roseate  lips  a  Stygian  hue"-Wordsworth) 



stygian definition