Oedipeanadj.

Brit.

/ˌiːdəˈpiːən/, U.S.

/ˌɛdəˈpiən/,

/ˌidəˈpiən/

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Oedipus , -ean suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Oedipus (see Oedipus n.) + -ean suffix.

Relating to or reminiscent of the legend of Oedipus, characteristic of Oedipus; spec. (in early use) clever at guessing riddles; (now frequently) = Oedipal adj.In quot. 1822 with allusion to the story of Oedipus putting out his own eyes on discovering that he had unwittingly married his mother.

ΘΚΠ

the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > of characters from classical mythology

Briarean1579

Pegasean1590

Tantalean?1605

Pegasarian1607

centoculated1628

Oedipean1629

Typhoean1667

Oedipodean1827

Laocoön1910

the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > solution of puzzle, riddle, etc. > [adjective] > good at

Oedipean1629

1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia To Rdr. sig. A3 Many haue ventured (trusting to the Oedipean conceit of their ingenious Reader) to write non-sense.

a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) II. xiv. 86 Dost thou, Nicanor, parallel with mine The Oedipean horrors, or the pangs Felt by the race of Pelops?

1822 C. Lamb Let. 9 Mar. (1935) II. 317 Did the eyes come away kindly with no Œdipean avulsion?

1876 Spectator 9 Sept. 1131/2 The Œdipean trilogy of Sophocles.

1951 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 16 320/2 Thwarted in her efforts to achieve her Oedipean aspirations.

1972 P. H. Kocher Master of Middle-Earth (1973) iii. 43 In striving to avert a danger he thinks he sees lying ahead he may take the very measures which are necessary to bring it about. All finite knowledge about the future is cursed by this Oedipean paradox.

1990 Hist. Jrnl. 33 1009 With Brissot, the historian encounters again the Oedipean factor in late eighteenth-century political culture; for like D'Antraigues, he did not get on with his father.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	oedipean
释义	Oedipeanadj. Brit. /ˌiːdəˈpiːən/, U.S. /ˌɛdəˈpiən/, /ˌidəˈpiən/ Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Oedipus , -ean suffix. Etymology: < the name of Oedipus (see Oedipus n.) + -ean suffix. Relating to or reminiscent of the legend of Oedipus, characteristic of Oedipus; spec. (in early use) clever at guessing riddles; (now frequently) = Oedipal adj.In quot. 1822 with allusion to the story of Oedipus putting out his own eyes on discovering that he had unwittingly married his mother. ΘΚΠ the world > the supernatural > supernatural being > mythical creature or object > [adjective] > of characters from classical mythology Briarean1579 Pegasean1590 Tantalean?1605 Pegasarian1607 centoculated1628 Oedipean1629 Typhoean1667 Oedipodean1827 Laocoön1910 the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > secrecy, concealment > a profound secret, mystery > puzzle, enigma, riddle > solution of puzzle, riddle, etc. > [adjective] > good at Oedipean1629 1629 F. Quarles Argalus & Parthenia To Rdr. sig. A3 Many haue ventured (trusting to the Oedipean conceit of their ingenious Reader) to write non-sense. a1785 R. Glover Athenaid (1787) II. xiv. 86 Dost thou, Nicanor, parallel with mine The Oedipean horrors, or the pangs Felt by the race of Pelops? 1822 C. Lamb Let. 9 Mar. (1935) II. 317 Did the eyes come away kindly with no Œdipean avulsion? 1876 Spectator 9 Sept. 1131/2 The Œdipean trilogy of Sophocles. 1951 Amer. Sociol. Rev. 16 320/2 Thwarted in her efforts to achieve her Oedipean aspirations. 1972 P. H. Kocher Master of Middle-Earth (1973) iii. 43 In striving to avert a danger he thinks he sees lying ahead he may take the very measures which are necessary to bring it about. All finite knowledge about the future is cursed by this Oedipean paradox. 1990 Hist. Jrnl. 33 1009 With Brissot, the historian encounters again the Oedipean factor in late eighteenth-century political culture; for like D'Antraigues, he did not get on with his father. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1629
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