sibylline C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈsɪbəlaɪn/ UK /ˈsɪbɪlaɪn/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj prophetic, oracular, or mysteriously obscure The old woman spoke in sibylline riddles no one could decode. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · prophetic, oracular, or... propheticoracularprescientcrypticmysteriousenigmatic ↔ Opposites plainclearmundane Word family Related forms sibyl Etymology AI details From Latin Sibyllinus, from Sibylla, the name of the ancient prophetesses, from Ancient Greek Sibylla, a female seer of obscure origin. Sibyllinus Latin Síbylla Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # sibylline **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈsɪbəlaɪn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsɪbɪlaɪn/ ## Meanings 1. prophetic, oracular, or mysteriously obscure ## Examples - The old woman spoke in sibylline riddles no one could decode. ## Synonyms - prophetic - oracular - prescient - cryptic - mysterious - enigmatic ## Antonyms - plain - clear - mundane ## Related Forms - sibyl ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Sibyllinus - Root: Síbylla ## Etymology From Latin Sibyllinus, from Sibylla, the name of the ancient prophetesses, from Ancient Greek Sibylla, a female seer of obscure origin. ## AI Etymology Sibylline comes from Latin Sibyllinus, from Sibylla, the name of the ancient prophetesses, from Ancient Greek Sibylla, a female seer of obscure origin. The historical chain includes Latin Sibyllinus and Ancient Greek Síbylla. Morphologically, sibylline is best read as borrowing and uncertain formation, yielding an English adjective shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as an adjective, with the sense "prophetic, oracular, or mysteriously obscure". related forms include sibyl. The result is an English adjective whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown