Tantaleanadj.

/tanˈteɪliːən/

Forms: Also Tantalian.

Etymology: < Latin tantaleus ( < Tantalus n.) + -an suffix.

Of or pertaining to Tantalus; like that of Tantalus; tantalizing.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > [adjective] > that may be reached > only apparently reachable

Tantalean?1605

Tantalic1882

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 > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] > tantalizing

Tantalean?1605

tantalizinga1706

Tantalic1882

?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. K2^v Men ouertoild in Common-Wealth affaires Gett much Tantalian wealth by wealthie paines.

1671 H. M. tr. Erasmus Colloquies 540 The Lord will take away the Tantalean stone [L. Dominus tollet saxum Tantaleum, i.e. the rock that threatened to fall on Tantalus; hence, the impending punishment for sin].

1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid Metamorphoses 157 Niobe With tongue Tantalian reprobate and free.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	tantalean
释义	Tantaleanadj. /tanˈteɪliːən/ Forms: Also Tantalian. Etymology: < Latin tantaleus ( < Tantalus n.) + -an suffix. Of or pertaining to Tantalus; like that of Tantalus; tantalizing. ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > [adjective] > that may be reached > only apparently reachable Tantalean?1605 Tantalic1882 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 > will > motivation > attraction, allurement, or enticement > [adjective] > tantalizing Tantalean?1605 tantalizinga1706 Tantalic1882 ?1605 J. Davies Wittes Pilgrimage sig. K2^v Men ouertoild in Common-Wealth affaires Gett much Tantalian wealth by wealthie paines. 1671 H. M. tr. Erasmus Colloquies 540 The Lord will take away the Tantalean stone [L. Dominus tollet saxum Tantaleum, i.e. the rock that threatened to fall on Tantalus; hence, the impending punishment for sin]. 1866 J. B. Rose tr. Ovid Metamorphoses 157 Niobe With tongue Tantalian reprobate and free. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1910; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < adj.?1605
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