Cimmerian

[ si-meer-ee-uhn ]

/ sɪˈmɪər i ən /

adjective

Classical Mythology. of, relating to, or suggestive of a northern people believed to dwell in perpetual darkness.

very dark; gloomy: deep, Cimmerian caverns.

Origin of Cimmerian

First recorded in 1580–1600; from the Latin plural noun Cimmeriī, from the Greek plural noun Kimmérioi, a mythical people mentioned in book 11 of the Odyssey as living at the edge of Oceanus, the stream that surrounds the earth, in a city wrapped in mist and fog, where the sun never shines, near the entrance to Hades

OTHER WORDS FROM Cimmerian

Cim·me·ri·an·ism, noun

Words nearby Cimmerian

cimelia, cimeliarch, Ciment Fondu, cimetidine, cimex, Cimmerian, Cimon, C. in C., cinch, cinch belt, cinchona

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Example sentences from the Web for Cimmerian

The heavy teak portal gave way beneath the Cimmerian's assault, and he peered inside warily, expecting anything.
The People of the Black Circle|Robert E. Howard
What to you is clear as the daylight, may to me be as densely impenetrable as the Cimmerian night.
Essays on Scandinavian Literature|Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
Only the iron neck-muscles of the Cimmerian saved him from a broken neck that instant.
Shadows in the Moonlight|Robert E. Howard
This gulf of Cimmerian darkness was called by early navigators the Coal Sack.
The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'|Thomas Orchard

Though brief as any other, that night seemed to her like the Cimmerian nights, six long months of darkness.
King Candaules|Thophile Gautier

British Dictionary definitions for Cimmerian

Cimmerian

/ (sɪˈmɪərɪən) /

adjective

(sometimes not capital) very dark; gloomy

noun

Greek myth one of a people who lived in a land of darkness at the edge of the world

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单词	cimmerian
释义	Cimmerian [ si-meer-ee-uhn ] / sɪˈmɪər i ən / adjective Classical Mythology. of, relating to, or suggestive of a northern people believed to dwell in perpetual darkness. very dark; gloomy: deep, Cimmerian caverns. Origin of Cimmerian First recorded in 1580–1600; from the Latin plural noun Cimmeriī, from the Greek plural noun Kimmérioi, a mythical people mentioned in book 11 of the Odyssey as living at the edge of Oceanus, the stream that surrounds the earth, in a city wrapped in mist and fog, where the sun never shines, near the entrance to Hades OTHER WORDS FROM Cimmerian Cim·me·ri·an·ism, noun Words nearby Cimmerian cimelia, cimeliarch, Ciment Fondu, cimetidine, cimex, Cimmerian, Cimon, C. in C., cinch, cinch belt, cinchona Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Cimmerian The heavy teak portal gave way beneath the Cimmerian's assault, and he peered inside warily, expecting anything. The People of the Black Circle\|Robert E. Howard What to you is clear as the daylight, may to me be as densely impenetrable as the Cimmerian night. Essays on Scandinavian Literature\|Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen Only the iron neck-muscles of the Cimmerian saved him from a broken neck that instant. Shadows in the Moonlight\|Robert E. Howard This gulf of Cimmerian darkness was called by early navigators the Coal Sack. The Astronomy of Milton's 'Paradise Lost'\|Thomas Orchard Though brief as any other, that night seemed to her like the Cimmerian nights, six long months of darkness. King Candaules\|Thophile Gautier British Dictionary definitions for Cimmerian Cimmerian / (sɪˈmɪərɪən) / adjective (sometimes not capital) very dark; gloomy noun Greek myth one of a people who lived in a land of darkness at the edge of the world Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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