Cimmerian

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adjective

Cim·​me·​ri·​an sə-ˈmir-ē-ən 

: very dark or gloomy

… under ebon shades … / … / In dark Cimmerian desert ever dwell.

—John Milton

Cimmerian

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noun

: any of a mythical people described by Homer as dwelling in a remote realm of mist and gloom

Synonyms of Cimmerian

Adjective

• dark
• bleak
• depressive
• lonely
• darkening
• desolate
• somber
• gray
• depressing
• solemn
• lonesome
• blue
• murky
• cold
• black

Examples of Cimmerian in a Sentence

Adjective

a wealthy recluse who lived in Cimmerian isolation in a decaying Victorian mansion

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Latin Cimmerii, a mythical people, from Greek Kimmerioi

First Known Use

Adjective

1587, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1567, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Cimmerian

• arion
• carrion
• clarion
• hereon
• marian
• parian
• agrarian
• aquarian
• barbarian
• bavarian
• bulgarian
• hungarian