stygian C2+ Topic:Senses & Perception US /ˈstɪdʒiən/ UK /ˈstɪdʒiən/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj very dark, gloomy, or infernal, like the river Styx They groped through the stygian blackness of the cave. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · very dark, gloomy, or... darkgloomyinfernalhellishmurkytenebrous ↔ Opposites brightluminousheavenlyradiant Etymology AI details From Latin Stygius, from Ancient Greek Stygios, from Styx, the river of the underworld in Greek mythology, whose name derives from stygein ('to hate, abhor'). Stygios Ancient Greek Styx Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Senses & Perception Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # stygian **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈstɪdʒiən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈstɪdʒiən/ ## Meanings 1. very dark, gloomy, or infernal, like the river Styx ## Examples - They groped through the stygian blackness of the cave. ## Synonyms - dark - gloomy - infernal - hellish - murky - tenebrous ## Antonyms - bright - luminous - heavenly - radiant ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Stygios - Root: Styx ## Etymology From Latin Stygius, from Ancient Greek Stygios, from Styx, the river of the underworld in Greek mythology, whose name derives from stygein ('to hate, abhor'). ## AI Etymology Stygian is from Latin Stygius, from Ancient Greek Stygios, from Styx, the river of the underworld in Greek mythology, whose name derives from stygein ('to hate, abhor'). Important recorded forms include Stygios (Ancient Greek) and Styx (Ancient Greek). The modern sense continues the older lexical line without requiring a separate origin. In current use it covers very dark, gloomy, or infernal, like the river Styx. ## Topics - Senses & Perception - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown