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Odyssean

Odyssean

9.9
Long and adventurous, like a journey home in an old Greek story
  • adjective
  • /əˈdɪsiən/
  • Literature
translation icon : odiseico
  • The novel tells an Odyssean tale of survival and discovery.

Examples

  • Their Odyssean quest for knowledge led them to remote corners of the world.

  • Her Odyssean journey across the seas took many years.

  • He faced Odyssean challenges on his journey home after the war.

  • What an Odyssean journey!

  • Their Odyssean quest for knowledge took them to distant lands and unexpected discoveries.

  • The expedition was truly Odyssean, filled with perilous encounters and rich adventures.

  • She wrote an Odyssean account of her travels, detailing every challenge and triumph along the way.

How Adventurous

epic
191 4.4
Odyssean
  • Literature
9.9
daring
3 3.4
adventurous
65 3.6
uneventful
22 3.7

Surface Forms

Odyssean positive

Morphology

Odyssean = Odysseus (semi-transparent) = Odysseus + ean

Formed from the proper name 'Odysseus' plus '-ean'; the relation to long, adventurous journeys is clear to those who know the myth but requires cultural/literary knowledge for many learners.

Etymology

Odyssean comes from the Greek hero Odysseus and the word odyssey, which means a 'long, adventurous journey', so calling something Odyssean means it is like a long, adventurous trip or story.