All greek synonyms
Greek
G g adj greek
- classic β A classic example of a thing or situation has all the features which you expect such a thing or situation to have.
- humanistic β a person having a strong interest in or concern for human welfare, values, and dignity.
- unimaginable β capable of being imagined or conceived.
- unintelligible β not intelligible; not capable of being understood.
- puzzling β confusing or baffling: a puzzling answer.
- impenetrable β not penetrable; that cannot be penetrated, pierced, entered, etc.
- opaque β not transparent or translucent; impenetrable to light; not allowing light to pass through.
- unfathomable β not able to be fathomed, or completely understood; incomprehensible: heroism in the face of unfathomable conflict.
- baffling β impossible to understand; perplexing; bewildering; puzzling
- mystifying β to perplex (a person) by playing upon the person's credulity; bewilder purposely.
- inconceivable β not conceivable; unimaginable; unthinkable.
- illegible β not legible; impossible or hard to read or decipher because of poor handwriting, faded print, etc.: This letter is completely illegible.
- incomprehensible β impossible to understand or comprehend; unintelligible.
- meaningless β without meaning, significance, purpose, or value; purposeless; insignificant: a meaningless reply; a meaningless existence.
- indecipherable β not decipherable; illegible.
- vague β not clearly or explicitly stated or expressed: vague promises.
- academic β Academic is used to describe things that relate to the work done in schools, colleges, and universities, especially work which involves studying and reasoning rather than practical or technical skills.
- attic β An attic is a room at the top of a house just below the roof.
- latin β an Italic language spoken in ancient Rome, fixed in the 2nd or 1st century b.c., and established as the official language of the Roman Empire. Abbreviation: L.
- hellenic β of, relating to, or characteristic of the ancient Greeks or their language, culture, thought, etc., especially before the time of Alexander the Great. Compare Hellenistic (def 3).
- doric β of or relating to Doris, its inhabitants, or their dialect.
- roman β a metrical narrative, especially in medieval French literature.
- scholastic β of or relating to schools, scholars, or education: scholastic attainments.
- ionic β Architecture. noting or pertaining to one of the five classical orders that in ancient Greece consisted of a fluted column with a molded base and a capital composed of four volutes, usually parallel to the architrave with a pulvinus connecting a pair on each side of the column, and an entablature typically consisting of an architrave of three fascias, a richly ornamented frieze, and a cornice corbeled out on egg-and-dart and dentil moldings, with the frieze sometimes omitted. Roman and Renaissance examples are often more elaborate, and usually set the volutes of the capitals at 45Β° to the architrave. Compare composite (def 3), Corinthian (def 2), Doric (def 3), Tuscan (def 2).
- grecian β Greek (especially with reference to ancient Greece).
- bookish β Someone who is bookish spends a lot of time reading serious books.
- canonical β If something has canonical status, it is accepted as having all the qualities that a thing of its kind should have.
- augustan β characteristic of, denoting, or relating to the Roman emperor Augustus Caesar (63 bcβ14 ad), his period, or the poets, notably Virgil, Horace, and Ovid, writing during his reign
- homeric β of, relating to, or suggestive of Homer or his poetry.
- virgilian β pertaining to or characteristic of the poet Vergil.
- belletristic β Of, pertaining to, or having the characteristics of belles-lettres.
- classicalism β classicism
- cryptic β A cryptic remark or message contains a hidden meaning or is difficult to understand.
noun greek
- babble β If someone babbles, they talk in a confused or excited way.
- blather β If someone is blathering on about something, they are talking for a long time about something that you consider boring or unimportant.
- gibberish β meaningless or unintelligible talk or writing.
- tripe β the first and second divisions of the stomach of a ruminant, especially oxen, sheep, or goats, used as food. Compare honeycomb tripe, plain tripe.
- nonsense β words or language having little or no sense or meaning.
- hogwash β refuse given to hogs; swill.
- gobbledygook β language characterized by circumlocution and jargon, usually hard to understand: the gobbledegook of government reports.
- jabber β rapid, indistinct, or nonsensical talk; gibberish.
- bunk β A bunk is a bed that is fixed to a wall, especially in a ship or caravan.
- hooey β silly or worthless talk, writing, ideas, etc.; nonsense; bunk: That's a lot of hooey and you know it!
- poppycock β nonsense; bosh.
- rubbish β worthless, unwanted material that is rejected or thrown out; debris; litter; trash.
- balderdash β If you say that something that has been said or written is balderdash, you think it is completely untrue or very stupid.
- rot β to undergo decomposition; decay.
- twaddle β trivial, feeble, silly, or tedious talk or writing.
- prating β to talk excessively and pointlessly; babble: They prated on until I was ready to scream.
- double-talk β speech using nonsense syllables along with words in a rapid patter.