Definition of STYGIAN

stygian

Adjective Satellite

  • hellish; - Milton
    • "Hence loathed Melancholy.../In Stygian cave forlorn"
  • dark and dismal as of the rivers Acheron and Styx in Hades; ; -Wordsworth
    • "upon those roseate lips a Stygian hue"

Adj

  • Alternative form of Stygian (“of or relating to the river Styx”).
  • Dark and gloomy.
  • Infernal or hellish.
  • Having a luminosity below 0%.

Adjective

  • Extremely dark, gloomy, or hellish; pertaining to the river Styx.

Examples

  • His opponent’s stygian silence during his turn added to the game’s tension.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin stygius, from Ancient Greek Στύγιος (Stúgios, “relating to Styx”), from Στύξ (Stúx, “Styx, chief river of underworld”).

Synonyms

Acheronian, Acherontic

Scrabble Score: 11

stygian: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
stygian: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
stygian: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

stygian: valid Words With Friends Word