stygian
/ˈstɪdʒɪən/
US pronunciation
American sound/ˈstɪdʒɪən/
stygian
- Syllables
- 2 syllables
- Stress
- 1st syllable stress
- Vowel
- Schwa vowel
- Ending
- Clear final sound
sty - gian -> stygian
Myanmar meaning
Full entry
More examples
- ‘The star-nosed mole, operating in the Stygian darkness of its burrow, can detect the presence of a tasty tidbit, such as an insect larva or tiny worm.’
- ‘The darkness of their hearts is infinite, Stygian - black as an adder, or Hitler's mustachios.’
- ‘Light is drawn down into the bowels of this Stygian labyrinth through a series of vertical shafts that extend upwards to a plateau-like terrace wedged into the hillside at roof level.’
- ‘The gleaming steel catches the sunlight, casting a play of sparkling reflections and shadows into the Stygian, subterranean depths.’
- ‘Shall thou, unburied, view the Stygian waters and the Furies' strong river, and unbidden draw near the bank?’
Synonyms
aphotic, atramentous, black, blackish, brunet, caliginous, charcoal, cimmerian, clouded, cloudy, coal, crepuscular, dark, darkened, dim, dingy, drab, dull, dun, dusk, dusky, ebon, ebony, faint, foggy, gloomy, grimy, ill-lighted, indistinct, inklike, inky, jet, jetty, lightless, livid, lurid, melanoid, misty, murky, nebulous, obfuscous, obscure, obsidian, onyx, opaque, overcast, piceous, pitch, pitch-black, pitch-dark, pitch-dark pitchy, pitchy, raven, rayless, sable, shaded, shadowy, shady, slate, sloe, somber, sombre, sooty, starless, sunless, swart, swarthy, tenebrous, unlighted, unlit, vague
Antonyms
Cross references
Study this word
Pattern match
Example practice
Mini quizWhat is the Myanmar meaning of “stygian”?
Try to say the meaning first, then reveal the answer.