How to Pronounce "stygian"
word
ˈstɪdʒiən
STIJ-ee-uhn
ˈstɪdʒ.i.ən
STIJ-ee-uhn
Definition
Extremely dark, gloomy, or forbidding; often used to describe something as black as the River Styx in Greek mythology.
IPA Transcription
American English
ˈstɪdʒiən
British English
ˈstɪdʒ.i.ən
Simplified Pronunciation
US
STIJ-ee-uhn
UK
STIJ-ee-uhn
Listen in Context
The cave was filled with stygian darkness.
The stygian silence made everyone uneasy.
The night was stygian, with no stars in the sky.
His thoughts wandered through stygian memories he wished to forget.