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Ulysses

/juːˈlɪ.siːz/

Ulysses proper noun: the Latin equivalent of Odysseus.

Proper noun

Ulysses

  1. (Roman) The Latin equivalent of Odysseus.
    • "The truth is always a novelty," returned Kingston; "but I have always considered the patient Ulysses, the model of a classical coquette: you may get many useful hints from his career."1837, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], “Introduction”, in Ethel Churchill: Or, The Two Brides. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC, page 138
    • Even today, visitors follow the same directions to get to Hades as those recited for Ulysses by the blind poet 3,000 years ago. […] Unlike Ulysses, I never got a chance to talk to departed relatives and friends, but it was close.1971 March 7, Marcus Brooke, “To Hades and Back (Hic) With Homer’s Help”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2024
  2. A male given name.
  3. A city, the county seat of Grant County, Kansas, United States. Named after Ulysses S. Grant.

Ulysses meaning in Tamil

Ulysses in Tamil

யுலிசஸ்

Origin of Ulysses

From Latin Ulyssēs, a frequent alternative form of Ulixēs (“Odysseus”), influenced by the Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεύς (Odusseús). Doublet of Odysseus.

Words formed from Ulysses

Phrases with Ulysses

Questions about Ulysses

What does Ulysses mean?
Ulysses means the Latin equivalent of Odysseus.
What is Ulysses in Tamil?
Ulysses in Tamil is யுலிசஸ். See Ulysses meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is Ulysses?
Ulysses is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Ulysses?
Ulysses is pronounced /juːˈlɪ.siːz/.

Words near Ulysses in the dictionary

  1. Ulyanov
  2. Ulyanovsk
  3. Ulyatt
  4. Ulyatts
  5. Ulyssean
  6. Ulysses
  7. Ulysses Grant
  8. Ulysses Grants
  9. Ulysses S. Grant
  10. Ulysses S. Grants
  11. Ulysses syndrome

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Adapted from Wiktionary: Ulysses (page history and authors); ulysses (Tamil Wiktionary) (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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