olympian

1. 1.

   of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants

   “Olympian plain”

   SynonymsOlympic
2. 2.

   of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus

   “Olympian deities”
3. 3.

   majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters

   “his majestic presence”

   “olympian detachment”

   “olympian beauty and serene composure”

   Synonymsmajestic

   Similarsuperior
4. 4.

   far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

   “a night of exceeding darkness”

   “an exceptional memory”

   “olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy”

   “the young Mozart's prodigious talents”

   Synonymsexceedingexceptionalprodigioussurpassing

   Similarextraordinary

1. 1.

   an athlete who participates in the Olympic games

   Broaderathlete
2. 2.

   a classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans

   SynonymsOlympic god

   BroaderGreek deity

Other forms of olympian

plural

olympians·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about olympian

What does olympian mean?

olympian means "of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants". That is the primary sense; the word has 6 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in olympian?

olympian has 4 syllables: o-lym-pi-an. The stress falls on "lym". In IPA it is /oʊˈlɪmpiən/.

What is another word for olympian?

Close synonyms include Olympic, majestic, exceeding, exceptional, prodigious. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is olympian a common word?

olympian is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.