elysian
/ɪˈlɪz.i.ən/US/ɪˈlɪʒ.ən/
elysian is the alternative letter-case form of Elysian.
Proper noun capitalized: Elysian
Elysian
Adjective capitalized: Elysian
Elysian (not comparable)
- Of or pertaining to Elysian or Elysium, the location.
- Departed spirits do not however make a joyful and immediate entrance into these elysian fields, but must first slide for the space of five days, or, according to others, for a still longer period, down a rough rock, which the Greenlanders, by a strange contradiction, represent to be quite bloody.1826, John Frederick Dennett, “The Second Voyage of Captain Parry”, in The Voyages and Travels of Captains Parry, Franklin, Ross, and Mr. Belzoni; Forming an Interesting History of the Manners...
- But everyone that has lived a wicked life on earth, committed murder in his own nation, or been guilty of suicide, must pass by a different route to the Elysian fields. He has a steep precipice to climb, which gives him much pain and trouble; […]1897, Alexander Henry, David Thompson, “Ethnography of Fort Vermilion”, in Elliott Coues, editor, New Light on the Early History of the Greater Northwest: The Manuscript Journals of Alexander Henry...
- Blissful, happy, heavenly
- O vvho of man the ſtory vvill unfold, / Ere victory and empire vvrought annoy, / In that elyſian age (miſnamed of gold) / The age of love, and innocence and joy, […]1774, James Beattie, The Minstrel; or, The Progress of Genius. A Poem. Book the Second, London: […] Edward and Charles Dilly, […]; Edinburgh: William Creech, […], →OCLC, stanza XXXVI, page 19
- Unlike Raphael's "Galatea" and his "Three Graces", examples of Elysian happiness in a race in the state of innocence, Giulio [Romano]'s decorations resemble saturnalia of lubricity itself.1909, Louis Gillet, “Giulio Romano”, in Charles G[eorge] Herbermann et al., editors, The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the Constitution, Doctrine, Discipline, and...
- Synonyms:
- air-headed, blissed out, blissful, enrapt, rapt, cock-a-hoop, delighted, ecstatic, elated, euphoric
Noun capitalized: Elysian
Elysian (plural Elysians)
- An inhabitant of the mythological Elysium.
Synonyms of elysian
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- exultant
- filled with happiness
- giddy
- gladsome
- gleeful
- greatly pleased
- joyful
- joyous
- lighthearted
- orgasmic
- on cloud nine
- over the moon
- overjoyed
- thrilled
- walking on air
Forms of elysian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | elysian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Elysians |
Origin of elysian
From Latin Elysium (from Ancient Greek Ἠλύσιον (Ēlúsion, “Elysium; one of the Elysian Fields”)) + -an (adjective-forming suffix).
Words that rhyme with elysian
- division
- vision
- circumcision
- concision
- decision
- collision
- excision
- Frisian
- incision
- misprision
- precision
- revision
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Questions about elysian
- What does elysian mean?
- Elysian means elysium (“the home of the blessed after death”).
- What is elysian the alternative letter-case form of?
- Elysian is the alternative letter-case form of Elysian.
- What part of speech is elysian?
- Elysian can be a proper noun, an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce elysian?
- Elysian is pronounced /ɪˈlɪz.i.ən/ (UK).
Words near elysian in the dictionary
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