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mythological

myth·o·log·i·cal
M m

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mith-uh-loj-i-kuh l]
    • /ˌmɪθ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/
    • /ˌmɪθ.əlˈɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mith-uh-loj-i-kuh l]
    • /ˌmɪθ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/

Definitions of mythological word

  • adjective mythological of or relating to mythology. 1
  • adjective mythological imaginary; fictitious. 1
  • noun mythological Relating to, based on, or appearing in myths or mythology. 1
  • adjective mythological relating to myths or mythology 1
  • adjective mythological of or relating to mythology 0
  • abbreviation MYTHOLOGICAL mythical 0

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Origin of mythological

First appearance:

before 1605
One of the 40% oldest English words
1605-15; < Late Latin mȳthologic(us) < Greek mȳthologikós (see mythology, -ic) + -al1

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Parts of speech for Mythological

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

mythological popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

mythological usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for mythological

adj mythological

  • allegorical — An allegorical story, poem, or painting uses allegory.
  • chimerical — wildly fanciful; imaginary
  • fabled — celebrated in fables: a fabled goddess of the wood.
  • fabulous — almost impossible to believe; incredible.
  • fanciful — characterized by or showing fancy; capricious or whimsical in appearance: a fanciful design of butterflies and flowers.

adjective mythological

  • mythical — pertaining to, of the nature of, or involving a myth.
  • storybook — a book that contains a story or stories, especially for children.
  • epic — Of, relating to, or characteristic of an epic or epics.
  • invented — Fictional, made up, imaginary.
  • mythologic — (mythology) Of or pertaining to mythology.

Antonyms for mythological

adjective mythological

  • factual — of or relating to facts; concerning facts: factual accuracy.

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