Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: olympian
IPA transcription: [oʊl'ɪmpiən]
adverb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: exceeding, exceptional, olympian, prodigious, surpassing
    Meaning: far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree; "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
  • Synonyms: majestic, olympian
    Meaning: majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters; "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"
  • Synonyms: Olympian
    Meaning: of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus; "Olympian deities"
  • Synonyms: Olympian, Olympic
    Meaning: of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants; "Olympian plain"
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Olympian, Olympic_god
    Meaning: a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
  • Synonyms: Olympian
    Meaning: an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
Usage examples
  • Upon March 3, 1876, at Olympian Springs, Bath County, Kentucky, flakes of a substance that looked like beef fell from the sky--"from a clear sky." We'd like to emphasize that it was said that nothing but this falling substance was visible in the sky.
  • Twice in succession, then, has the just man overthrown the unjust in this conflict; and now comes the third trial, which is dedicated to Olympian Zeus the saviour: a sage whispers in my ear that no pleasure except that of the wise is quite true and pure--all others are a shadow only; and surely this will prove the greatest and most decisive of falls?