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odyssey

Syllables: Od·ys·sey/ˈɒd.ɪ.si/US/ˈɑ.dɪ.si/

odyssey noun: an extended adventurous voyage, usually in search of home.

Noun

odyssey (plural odysseys)

  1. An extended adventurous voyage, usually in search of home.
    • Many have been sharing cartoons praying for a successful conclusion to the Wild Boar team's odyssey, hoping that it will end in their safe rescue.2018 July 8, Euan McKirdy, Hilary Whiteman, “Thai cave rescue: Divers enter cave to free boys”, in edition.cnn.com, CNN, retrieved 08 Jul 2018
  2. An intellectual or spiritual quest.

Proper noun capitalized: Odyssey

the Odyssey

  1. An Ancient Greek epic poem, ascribed to Homer, which depicts the journey of Odysseus back to Ithaca after the fall of Troy.
    • Coordinate term: Iliad

odyssey meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

odyssey in Hindi

ओडिसी, ओडिस्सी, ओडीसी

odyssey in Tamil

ஒடிஸி, ஒடிஸ்ஸி, ஓடிசி

odyssey in Marathi

ऑडिसी, ओडिस्सी

odyssey in Urdu

سفر کی داستان
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odyssey in Bengali
দীর্ঘ ও দুঃসাহসিক যাত্রা
odyssey in Telugu
ఒడిస్సీ, ఒడిస్సే, ఓడిస్సీ
odyssey in Malayalam
ദീർഘസാഹസിക പര്യടനം, ദീർഘസഞ്ചാരം, യാത്ര, ദീർഘയാത്ര
odyssey in Kannada
ಒಡಿಸ್ಸೆ, ಓಡಿಸ್ಸಿ
odyssey in Punjabi
ਓਡੀਸੀ, ਓਡਿਸੀ
odyssey in Gujarati
ઓડિસી, ઓડિસ્સી, ઓડીસી
odyssey in Odia
ଓଡିସି, ଓଡିସ୍ସି, ଓଡିସ୍ସୀ
odyssey in Nepali
ओडिसी, ओडिस्सी, ओडिसे
odyssey in Tagalog
odiseya, odisea
odyssey in Indonesian
kelana, kembara

Forms of odyssey

Noun
pluralodysseys
Proper noun
alternative formThe Odyssey

Plural of odyssey: odysseys

Origin of odyssey

From Odyssey, from Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεία (Odusseía, “the story of Odysseus”).

From Ancient Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odússeia, “the story of Odysseus”).

Words formed from odyssey

Phrases with odyssey

Questions about odyssey

What does odyssey mean?
Odyssey means an extended adventurous voyage, usually in search of home.
What is odyssey in Hindi?
Odyssey in Hindi is ओडिसी, ओडिस्सी, ओडीसी. See Odyssey meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is odyssey?
Odyssey can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce odyssey?
Odyssey is pronounced /ˈɒd.ɪ.si/ (UK).
What is the plural of odyssey?
The plural of odyssey is odysseys.

Words near odyssey in the dictionary

  1. Odyssean
  2. Odyssean Wicca
  3. Odyssean Wiccan
  4. Odyssean Wiccans
  5. Odysseus
  6. odyssey
  7. odysseys
  8. Odyssian
  9. odzookens
  10. odzookers
  11. odzooks

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: odyssey (page history and authors); Odyssey (page history and authors); odyssey (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); odyssey (Tamil, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); odyssey (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); odyssey (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); odyssey (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); odyssey (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); odyssey (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); odyssey (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); odyssey (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); odyssey (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); odyssey (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); odyssey (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). 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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