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Antonyms for stygian


Grammar : Adj
Spell : stij-ee-uh n
Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɪdʒ i ən



Definition of stygian

Origin :
  • "pertaining to Styx or the nether world," 1560s, from Latin Stygius, from Greek Stygios, from Styx (genitive Stygos); see Styx.
  • As in black : adj dark, inky
  • As in onyx : adj black
  • As in pitch-black : adj black
  • As in pitchy : adj black
  • As in dark : adj lack of light
Example sentences :
  • Justus Miles was the first to come to, and he found himself in Stygian blackness.
  • Extract from : « The Heads of Apex » by Francis Flagg
  • She appealed by a gesture to Heaven against the Stygian darkness of my mind.
  • Extract from : « The Strolling Saint » by Raphael Sabatini
  • They snapped off their torches and crouched in Stygian darkness.
  • Extract from : « The Seed of the Toc-Toc Birds » by Francis Flagg
  • It was not the sort of night we know on earth, but a Stygian blackness.
  • Extract from : « The Fire People » by Ray Cummings
  • The Stygian darkness of his hiatus refused to lift by questioning.
  • Extract from : « Desert Conquest » by A. M. Chisholm
  • It lurks in Stygian tombs, and is called forth into being only by wizards.
  • Extract from : « The Hour of the Dragon » by Robert E. Howard
  • Men say our cult is a survival of the ancient Stygian serpent-worship.
  • Extract from : « The Hour of the Dragon » by Robert E. Howard
  • Conan wondered how deeply the man was in the intrigues of the Stygian.
  • Extract from : « Jewels of Gwahlur » by Robert E. Howard
  • Open my eyes as wide as I might, I could not pierce the Stygian gloom.
  • Extract from : « Bill Biddon, Trapper » by Edward S. Ellis
  • Once a Stygian galley, fleeing from me, fled up the river and vanished.
  • Extract from : « Queen of the Black Coast » by Robert E. Howard

Synonyms for stygian

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