Definition of Icarian in English:
Icarian
adjective ɪˈkɛːrɪənaɪˈkɛriən
Relating to or characteristic of Icarus, especially in being excessively ambitious.
an Icarian mentality that could only lead to a crash and burn
Example sentencesExamples
- Poetry's escape, its excess, follows an Icarian path: it drives upwards in a transgressive trajectory only to reach its limits and fall.
- In another story, Ursula is punished with an Icarian death, a fall into the sea.
- The stock followed the Icarian arc of so many of its dotcom peers.
- It is a classic example of our Icarian conceit: the belief that with our resource-depleting technology we can improve on Nature.
- Their talents and fame offered both true Icarian tragedy and final proof that money can't buy love.
Definition of Icarian in US English:
Icarian
adjectiveīˈkerēənaɪˈkɛriən
Relating to or characteristic of Icarus, especially in being excessively ambitious.
an Icarian mentality that could only lead to a crash and burn
Example sentencesExamples
- Poetry's escape, its excess, follows an Icarian path: it drives upwards in a transgressive trajectory only to reach its limits and fall.
- It is a classic example of our Icarian conceit: the belief that with our resource-depleting technology we can improve on Nature.
- In another story, Ursula is punished with an Icarian death, a fall into the sea.
- The stock followed the Icarian arc of so many of its dotcom peers.
- Their talents and fame offered both true Icarian tragedy and final proof that money can't buy love.