OLYMPIAN
Dictionary entry overview: What does Olympian mean?
• OLYMPIAN (noun)
The noun OLYMPIAN has 2 senses:
1. an athlete who participates in the Olympic games
2. a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
Familiarity information: OLYMPIAN used as a noun is rare.
• OLYMPIAN (adjective)
The adjective OLYMPIAN has 4 senses:
1. of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants
2. of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus
3. majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
4. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
Familiarity information: OLYMPIAN used as an adjective is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• OLYMPIAN (noun)
Meaning:
An athlete who participates in the Olympic games
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Olympian" is a kind of...):
athlete; jock (a person trained to compete in sports)
Meaning:
A classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Olympic god; Olympian
Instance hypernyms:
Greek deity (a deity worshipped by the ancient Greeks)
• OLYMPIAN (adjective)
Meaning:
Of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Synonyms:
Olympian; Olympic
Context example:
Olympian plain
Pertainym:
Olympia (a plain in Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese; the chief sanctuary of Zeus and the site of the original Olympian Games)
Meaning:
Of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus
Classified under:
Relational adjectives (pertainyms)
Context example:
Olympian deities
Pertainym:
Mount Olympus (a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high))
Meaning:
Majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters
Synonyms:
majestic; olympian
Context examples:
his majestic presence / olympian detachment / olympian beauty and serene composure
Similar:
superior (of or characteristic of high rank or importance)
Meaning:
Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree
Synonyms:
exceeding; exceptional; surpassing; prodigious; olympian
Context examples:
a night of exceeding darkness / an exceptional memory / olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy / the young Mozart's prodigious talents
Similar:
extraordinary (beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable)
