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mythological

/ˌmɪθəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/

mythological adjective: of, or relating to myths or mythology.

Adjective

mythological (not comparable)

  1. Of, or relating to myths or mythology.
    • In short—to be mythological in my conclusion—the quiver of Cupid hangs at the girdle of Fate together with her spindle and scissors.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 89
  2. Legendary.
  3. (colloquial) Imaginary.

mythological meaning in Urdu, Telugu and Malayalam

mythological in Urdu

mythological
اساطیری asātīrī, دیو مالائی dev mālāī

mythological in Telugu

mythological
పౌరాణికము paurāṇikamu

mythological in Malayalam

of, or relating to myths or mythology
പൗരാണിക paurāṇika
legendary
ഐതിഹാസിക aitihāsika

Examples of mythological in a sentence

  • He clearly has no time for mythological adventures: no Pan or Narcissus peeks out of the undergrowth.
  • The usual themes are mythological, and of these certain ones enjoyed especial popularity.
  • It's actually kind of majestic, like some mythological creature—Sputum the Enchanted Dragon, who flies around the kingdom propelled by mighty wings.

All 17 example sentences with mythological

Origin of mythological

From mythology + -ical.

Words formed from mythological

Questions about mythological

What does mythological mean?
Mythological means of, or relating to myths or mythology.
What is mythological in Urdu?
Mythological in Urdu is اساطیری (asātīrī), دیو مالائی (dev mālāī). See Mythological meaning in Urdu.
What part of speech is mythological?
Mythological is an adjective.
How do you pronounce mythological?
Mythological is pronounced /ˌmɪθəˈlɒd͡ʒɪkəl/.

Words near mythological in the dictionary

  1. mythologer
  2. mythologers
  3. mythologian
  4. mythologians
  5. mythologic
  6. mythological
  7. mythologically
  8. mythologies
  9. mythologisation
  10. mythologisations
  11. mythologise

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: mythological (page history and authors); اساطیری (Urdu) (page history and authors); పౌరాణికము (Telugu) (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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