Grecian
/ˈɡɹiːʃn̩/
Grecian adjective: greek (of or from Greece or the Greek people, especially those of Ancient Greece).
Adjective
Grecian (not comparable)
- Greek (of or from Greece or the Greek people, especially those of Ancient Greece).
- Olympic Games. — Besides the ordinary confederacies that join independent states together, a singular federal bond is remarkable in the Olympic games, which for many ages cemented the Grecian commonwealths by a joint tie of recreation and religious ritual.1840, John Dunlop, The Universal Tendency to Association in Mankind. Analyzed and Illustrated, London: Houlston and Stoneman, page 103
- He was a young man with a scornful mouth and the bright blue eyes of a healthy baby set in a dark sensitive face. His hair was pitch black, damp and curly—the hair of a Grecian statue gone brunette.1920, F. Scott Fitzgerald, “The Offshore Pirate”, in Flappers and Philosophers, New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, page 11
- Synonyms:
- Hellenic
Noun
Grecian (plural Grecians)
- A native or inhabitant of Greece.
- A senior pupil at Christ's Hospital School in West Sussex, England.
- A Jew who spoke Greek; a Hellenist.
- One well versed in the Greek language; a scholar of Greek.
- I spoke of Mr. Harris, of Salisbury, as being a very learned man, and in particular an eminent Grecian.1791, James Boswell, “(please specify the year)”, in James Boswell, editor, The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. […], London: […] Henry Baldwin, for Charles Dilly, […], →OCLC
- […] and I will so exhibit its very words as that the reader, even if no Grecian, may understand the point in litigation.1847, Thomas De Quincey, “Protestantism”, in Theological Essays and Other Papers, volume 1
- An Irish labourer newly arrived on the British mainland.
Grecian meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Odia
Grecian in Hindi
- a Grecian,
- रूमी rūmī
Grecian in Urdu
- a Grecian,
- رومی rūmī
Grecian in Odia
- Grecian
- ୟୁନାନୀ yunāni
Synonyms of Grecian
Forms of Grecian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | Græcian |
| alternative form | Graecian |
| alternative form | Greecian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Grecians |
Origin of Grecian
From Latin Graecia + -an. Compare Old French grecien and Middle English grecan, grecen, greken, grekin. By surface analysis, Greco- + -ian.
Words formed from Grecian
Phrases with Grecian
Words that rhyme with Grecian
- accretion
- completion
- venetian
- concretion
- deletion
- Lutetian
- Rhaetian
- excretion
- Phoenician
- secretion
- bicompletion
- hyperdepletion
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Questions about Grecian
- What does Grecian mean?
- Grecian means greek (of or from Greece or the Greek people, especially those of Ancient Greece).
- What is Grecian in Hindi?
- Grecian in Hindi is रूमी (rūmī). See Grecian meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Grecian?
- Grecian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Grecian?
- Grecian is pronounced /ˈɡɹiːʃn̩/.
Words near Grecian in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: Grecian (page history and authors); रूमी (Hindi) (page history and authors); رومی (Urdu) (page history and authors); ୟୁନାନୀ (Odia) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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