elysian

ely·sian

adj, often capitalized \i-ˈli-zhən\

Definition of ELYSIAN

1

: of or relating to Elysium

2

: blissful, delightful <elysian peace>

Examples of ELYSIAN

1. <the dream of retiring to a tropical isle and enjoying a life of elysian ease>

First Known Use of ELYSIAN

1579

Related to ELYSIAN

Synonyms: celestial, empyreal, empyrean, ethereal, heavenly, supernal

Antonyms: chthonic (also chthonian), hellish, infernal, plutonian, sulfurous, Tartarean

Related Words: supernatural, transcendent, transcendental, unearthly, unworldly; angelic (or angelical), beatific, blissful; Olympian, paradisiacal (or paradisiac), utopian; cosmic (also cosmical), galactic, stellar

Near Antonyms: earthly, mundane, terrestrial, worldly; anti-utopian, dystopian

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Other Mythology and Folklore Terms

fay, muse, nimbus, phoenix

Rhymes with ELYSIAN

abscission, collision, concision, decision, derision, division, dream vision, elision, envision, excision, incision, misprision, North Frisian, Parisian, precisian, precision, prevision, provision, recision, rescission, revision