Phaeaciann.adj.

Brit.

/fiːˈeɪʃn/, U.S.

/fiˈeɪʃ(ə)n/

Forms: 1600s Pheacian, 1600s– Phaeacian.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Phaeācius , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Phaeācius of or belonging to Phaeacia ( < Phaeācia (Hellenistic Greek Φαιακία), another name for the mythological island of Scheria, popularly identified in ancient and modern times with ancient Corcyra (now Corfu), although this identification has been disputed) + -an suffix. Compare classical Latin Phaeāx (ancient Greek Φαίαξ) an inhabitant of Phaeacia, also a hedonist, gourmand (Horace).

In or with allusion to Homer's Odyssey: an inhabitant of ancient Scheria (now Corfu), whose people were noted for their hedonism. Hence in extended use: a hedonist, a gourmand. Also as adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > excessive consumption of food or drink > [noun] > gluttony > glutton

glutton?c1225

glutc1394

globberc1400

glofferc1440

gluttoner1482

gourmanda1492

ravener1496

belly1526

golofer1529

lurcher1530

cormorant1531

flesh-fly1532

full-belly1536

belly-godc1540

flap-sauce1540

gourmander1542

gully-gut1542

locust1545

glosser1549

greedy-guts1550

hungry gut1552

belly-slave1562

fill-belly1563

grand paunch1569

belly-paunch1570

belly-swainc1571

trencher-slave1571

slapsauce1573

gorche1577

helluo1583

gormandizer1589

eat-all1598

engorger1598

guts1598

guller1604

gourmandist1607

barathrum1609

eatnell1611

snapsauce1611

Phaeacian?1614

gutling1617

overeater1621

polyphage1623

tenterbelly1628

gut-head1629

stiffgut1630

gobble-guts1632

gulist1632

polyphagian1658

fill-paunch1659

gype1662

gulchin1671

stretch-gut1673

gastrolater1694

gundy-gut1699

guttler1732

gobbler1755

trencher-hero1792

gorger1817

polyphagist1819

battenera1849

stuff-guts1875

chowhound1917

gannet1929

Billy Bunter1939

guzzle-guts1959

garbage can1963

foodaholic1965

?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses vi. 92 All this kingdome, the Phæacians owne.

1616 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odyssey v. 79 And by the eighteenth light, he might display The shadie hils of the Phæacian shore.

1665 J. Ogilby tr. Homer Odysses vi. 78 You'll be no Virgin long, a great resort Of prime Pheacians thee prepare to court.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. vi. 44 The wave Where their fair vests Phæacian virgins lave.

1788 J. Lemprière Classical Dict. (1826) 510/2 The Phæacians..were naturally dull, effeminate, and so affectatious, that the ancients gave them the name of parasites.

1899 Speaker 28 Oct. 85/1 He was a bon vivant, declined into a fat Phaeacian..and latterly did nothing.

1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 523/1 King of the fabulous Phaeacians.

1978 P. O'Brien Desolation Island (1996) x. 289 The insensate Phaeacian hogs..stuffing themselves with flesh until what little brain they have is drowned in fat.

1997 Classical Philol. 92 305 During the course of Odysseus' return to Ithaca, Homer allows the hero himself to spend four books narrating earlier events to the Phaeacians.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	phaeacian
释义	Phaeaciann.adj. Brit. /fiːˈeɪʃn/, U.S. /fiˈeɪʃ(ə)n/ Forms: 1600s Pheacian, 1600s– Phaeacian. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Phaeācius , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Phaeācius of or belonging to Phaeacia ( < Phaeācia (Hellenistic Greek Φαιακία), another name for the mythological island of Scheria, popularly identified in ancient and modern times with ancient Corcyra (now Corfu), although this identification has been disputed) + -an suffix. Compare classical Latin Phaeāx (ancient Greek Φαίαξ) an inhabitant of Phaeacia, also a hedonist, gourmand (Horace). In or with allusion to Homer's Odyssey: an inhabitant of ancient Scheria (now Corfu), whose people were noted for their hedonism. Hence in extended use: a hedonist, a gourmand. Also as adj. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > appetite > excessive consumption of food or drink > [noun] > gluttony > glutton glutton?c1225 glutc1394 globberc1400 glofferc1440 gluttoner1482 gourmanda1492 ravener1496 belly1526 golofer1529 lurcher1530 cormorant1531 flesh-fly1532 full-belly1536 belly-godc1540 flap-sauce1540 gourmander1542 gully-gut1542 locust1545 glosser1549 greedy-guts1550 hungry gut1552 belly-slave1562 fill-belly1563 grand paunch1569 belly-paunch1570 belly-swainc1571 trencher-slave1571 slapsauce1573 gorche1577 helluo1583 gormandizer1589 eat-all1598 engorger1598 guts1598 guller1604 gourmandist1607 barathrum1609 eatnell1611 snapsauce1611 Phaeacian?1614 gutling1617 overeater1621 polyphage1623 tenterbelly1628 gut-head1629 stiffgut1630 gobble-guts1632 gulist1632 polyphagian1658 fill-paunch1659 gype1662 gulchin1671 stretch-gut1673 gastrolater1694 gundy-gut1699 guttler1732 gobbler1755 trencher-hero1792 gorger1817 polyphagist1819 battenera1849 stuff-guts1875 chowhound1917 gannet1929 Billy Bunter1939 guzzle-guts1959 garbage can1963 foodaholic1965 ?1614 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odysses vi. 92 All this kingdome, the Phæacians owne. 1616 G. Chapman tr. Homer Odyssey v. 79 And by the eighteenth light, he might display The shadie hils of the Phæacian shore. 1665 J. Ogilby tr. Homer Odysses vi. 78 You'll be no Virgin long, a great resort Of prime Pheacians thee prepare to court. 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. vi. 44 The wave Where their fair vests Phæacian virgins lave. 1788 J. Lemprière Classical Dict. (1826) 510/2 The Phæacians..were naturally dull, effeminate, and so affectatious, that the ancients gave them the name of parasites. 1899 Speaker 28 Oct. 85/1 He was a bon vivant, declined into a fat Phaeacian..and latterly did nothing. 1910 Encycl. Brit. I. 523/1 King of the fabulous Phaeacians. 1978 P. O'Brien Desolation Island (1996) x. 289 The insensate Phaeacian hogs..stuffing themselves with flesh until what little brain they have is drowned in fat. 1997 Classical Philol. 92 305 During the course of Odysseus' return to Ithaca, Homer allows the hero himself to spend four books narrating earlier events to the Phaeacians. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.adj.?1614
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