olympian
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7.0
- adjective
- /əˈlɪm.pi.ən/
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olímpico
- His films have acquired an Olympian sense of their own importance.
- Olympian feat
- Olympian figure
Examples
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Keeping the Romney/Ryan pairing a secret for the next week proved to be an Olympian challenge.
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Needless to say, the existence of such an establishment, around Nietzsche of all authors, presents us with an irony of almost Olympian proportions.
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So the second thing is Olympian expectations.
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We can have sympathy and even empathy for others; we can make Olympian efforts to put ourselves in other people's shoes.
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The university, at some Olympian level, decided that the best way to improve, and to do so in a hurry, was to enrich the faculty by hiring some real "stars" and adding them to departments that were known to be solid and ambitious.
Academic text (2006) -
My strongest disagreement—this is really more than a quibble—concerns this statement of yours: "Chigurh's fate is to be reminded that he is flesh and blood and subject to the same whims of Olympian fate."
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In view of this close interaction of knowledge and ignorance, one cannot fail to notice that the traditional equation of Fielding's narrative discourse with omniscience or Olympian narration is rather simplified, indeed quite misleading.
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Her decision to climb the mountain was an Olympian achievement that inspired many others.
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The architect's design for the new stadium was an Olympian feat of creativity and engineering.
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Winning the championship felt like an Olympian victory after years of hard work and dedication.
Synonyms
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4.1
Being much better than normal or usual
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Well known and respected for important work
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Very large or impressive in a way that surprises people
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The most respected and well known in a particular field
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Is very large and impressive in size or purpose
Far better than what is usual or expected
Antonyms
Compounds
An ancient Greek festival at Olympia with sports and religious ceremonies held every four years to honor Zeus
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Etymology
Olympian comes from Olympus, the mountain where the ancient Greek 'gods' lived, and it shares its root with Olympic. Because those gods were seen as very powerful, olympian came to mean 'very great' or 'god-like', which is why we use it for huge achievements or courage.