cimmerian C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /sɪˈmɪriən/ UK /sɪˈmɪəriən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj very dark or gloomy, as in perpetual darkness They groped through the cimmerian depths of the cavern. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · very dark or gloomy, as in... darkgloomymurkytenebrousstygianshadowy ↔ Opposites brightluminousradiant Etymology AI details From Latin Cimmerius, from Ancient Greek Kimmérios, the name of a mythical people said by Homer to dwell in perpetual darkness and mist. Kimmérios Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cimmerian **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /sɪˈmɪriən/ **IPA (UK):** /sɪˈmɪəriən/ ## Meanings 1. very dark or gloomy, as in perpetual darkness ## Examples - They groped through the cimmerian depths of the cavern. ## Synonyms - dark - gloomy - murky - tenebrous - stygian - shadowy ## Antonyms - bright - luminous - radiant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Kimmérios ## Etymology From Latin Cimmerius, from Ancient Greek Kimmérios, the name of a mythical people said by Homer to dwell in perpetual darkness and mist. ## AI Etymology Cimmerian is from Latin Cimmerius, from Ancient Greek Kimmérios, the name of a mythical people said by Homer to dwell in perpetual darkness and mist. Important recorded forms include Kimmérios (Ancient Greek). The current sense covers very dark or gloomy, as in perpetual darkness. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown