Synonyms for stygian
| Grammar : Adj |
| Spell : stij-ee-uh n |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈstɪdʒ i ən |
Top 10 synonyms for stygian Other synonyms for the word stygian
- aphotic
- atramentous
- blackish
- brunet
- caliginous
- charcoal
- cimmerian
- clouded
- coal
- crepuscular
- dingy
- dun
- dusk
- dusky
- ebon
- ebony
- faint
- grimy
- ill-lighted
- indistinct
- inklike
- inky
- jet
- jetty
- lightless
- livid
- lurid
- melanoid
- murky
- nebulous
- obfuscous
- obscure
- obsidian
- onyx
- opaque
- piceous
- pitch
- pitch-black
- pitch-dark
- pitch-dark pitchy
- pitchy
- raven
- rayless
- sable
- shaded
- shadowy
- shady
- slate
- sloe
- somber
- sombre
- sooty
- starless
- stygian
- sunless
- swart
- swarthy
- tenebrous
- unlighted
- unlit
- vague
Définition 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
- 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
Antonyms for stygian
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