dionysian
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Dionysian¹
- /daɪ̯əˈnɪʒən/ UK
noun Dionysians
- A follower of Dionysus.
- One who is dionysian.
dionysian²
Where it comes from
From German dionysisch (“Dionysian”). Coined by German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
adjective more dionysian · most dionysian
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Wild, irrational, undisciplined, orgiastic.
He said he loved making movies like Luca Guadagnino’s “A Bigger Splash,” in which his charismatic, obstreperous character, Harry Hawkes, a music producer described by the Italian director as “a pagan fawn,” does a Dionysian dance to the Rolling Stones song “Emotional Rescue.”
Similar: dionysiac
Opposite: apollonian
Thesaurus
adjective
Opposite: apollonian
Translations
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adj of or pertaining to Dionysus
| Español | dionisíaco, dionisiaco |
|---|---|
| Português | dionisíaco |
| Français | dionysien |
| Deutsch | dionysisch |
| Ελληνικά | διονυσιακός dionysiakós |
| Română | dionisiac |
| Русский | диониси́ческий dionisíčeskij |
adj wild, irrational, and undisciplined
| Deutsch | dionysisch |
|---|---|
| Ελληνικά | διονυσιακός dionysiakós |
| Русский | диониси́ческий dionisíčeskij |
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