olympian

C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities

US /oʊˈlɪmpiən/ UK /əˈlɪmpiən/ See IPA manual

Meanings

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adj
majestic, lofty, or aloof; relating to Mount Olympus or the Olympic Games

She surveyed the chaos with olympian calm.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 adj · majestic, lofty, or aloof;... majestic lofty exalted godlike aloof superior grand

Opposites

lowly humble mundane earthly

Word family

Derived forms olympianism

Related forms olympusolympic olympiad

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Phrases (1)

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olympian detachment
A lofty, aloof calm that seems removed from ordinary concerns.

Adjective + noun

Etymology

From Latin 'Olympianus', from Greek 'Olympios', relating to Mount Olympus (Greek 'Olympos'), the seat of the gods; the figurative sense 'lofty, godlike, aloof' derives from the divine dwelling.

Ὄλυμπος Ancient Greek

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Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives

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# olympian

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** adj
**IPA (US):** /oʊˈlɪmpiən/
**IPA (UK):** /əˈlɪmpiən/

## Meanings
1. majestic, lofty, or aloof; relating to Mount Olympus or the Olympic Games

## Examples
- She surveyed the chaos with olympian calm.

## Synonyms
- majestic
- lofty
- exalted
- godlike
- aloof
- superior
- grand

## Antonyms
- lowly
- humble
- mundane
- earthly

## Derived Forms
- olympianism

## Related Forms
- olympus
- olympic
- olympiad

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: Ὄλυμπος

## Etymology
From Latin 'Olympianus', from Greek 'Olympios', relating to Mount Olympus (Greek 'Olympos'), the seat of the gods; the figurative sense 'lofty, godlike, aloof' derives from the divine dwelling.

## AI Etymology
Olympian comes from Latin 'Olympianus', from Greek 'Olympios', relating to Mount Olympus (Greek 'Olympos'), the seat of the gods; the figurative sense 'lofty, godlike, aloof' derives from the divine dwelling. The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek Ὄλυμπος. As an adjective, olympian means majestic, lofty, or aloof; relating to Mount Olympus or the Olympic Games. The same family is visible in derived forms such as olympianism and related forms such as olympus, olympic, and olympiad.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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