elysian
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Elysian¹
- /ɪˈlɪz.i.ən/ UK
- /ɪˈlɪʒ.ən/ US
- /ɪˈli.ʒən/ US
Rhymes with -ɪʒən, -iːʒən
Where it comes from
From Latin Elysium (from Ancient Greek Ἠλύσιον (Ēlúsion, “Elysium; one of the Elysian Fields”)) + -an (adjective-forming suffix).
proper noun
- Elysium (“the home of the blessed after death”).
adjective elysian
- Of or pertaining to Elysian or Elysium, the location. Departed spirits do not however make a joyful and immediate entrance into these elysian fields, but must first slide for the space of five days, or, according to others, for a still longer period, down a rough rock, which the Greenlanders, by a strange contradiction, represent to be quite bloody.
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Blissful, happy, heavenly
O vvho of man the ſtory vvill unfold, / Ere victory and empire vvrought annoy, / In that elyſian age (miſnamed of gold) / The age of love, and innocence and joy, […]
Similar: air-headed, blissed out, blissful, enrapt, rapt, cock-a-hoop, delighted, ecstatic, elated, euphoric, exultant, filled with happiness
noun Elysians
- An inhabitant of the mythological Elysium.
elysian²
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of Elysian O who of man the ſtory will unfold, / Ere victory and empire wrought annoy, / In that elyſian age (miſnamed of gold) / The age of love, and innocence and joy, […]
Translations
Talk about this word "elysian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/elysian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. elysian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/elysian "elysian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/elysian.Cite this
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title = {elysian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/elysian},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
