Polyphemianadj.

Brit.

/ˌpɒlɪˈfiːmɪən/, U.S.

/ˌpɑliˈfimiən/

Forms: 1600s Poliphemian, 1600s 1800s– Polyphemian, 1800s Polyphemean.

Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Polyphemus , -ian suffix.

Etymology: < the name of Polyphemus (see Polyphemus n.) + -ian suffix.With the forms in -ean compare -ean suffix.

Now rare.

Of, relating to, or characteristic of Polyphemus; spec. gigantic; Cyclopean.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge

unmeeteOE

unmeetlyOE

hugea1275

hideousc1330

infinitec1385

unmeasureda1398

unmeasurablec1405

hugyc1420

immeasurable1440

ingentc1450

unmeetlyc1450

giant1480

immense1490

monstrous?a1513

unmeasurely1513

hugeousa1529

unportable1537

enormous1544

enormc1560

giantly1561

immensible1579

rouncival1582

dismeasured1584

vast1585

immeasured1590

gargantuan1596

omnipotent1596

colossian1601

immane1601

prodigious1601

Polyphemian1602

Titanian1603

titanical1603

gigantical1604

immensive1604

gigantine1605

colossic1607

gigantean1611

Gogmagotical1612

gigantal?1614

Babylonian1617

leviathan1625

titanic1628

elephantine1631

gigantive1638

colossean1644

decumanal1652

immensurate1654

gigant1658

decuman1659

colossal1664

abnormous1710

Brobdingnagian1728

Brobdingnag1731

Pantagruelian1737

heroic1785

Patagonian1786

seven-league1787

Titan1793

gigantic1797

seven-leagued1799

mammoth1801

dimensionless1813

tremendous1813

gigantesque1821

monster1837

titanesque1838

monstre1840

giantlike1847

leviathanic1848

pythonic1851

Babylonic1853

supercolossal1871

giantesque1909

behemothian1910

supergiant1919

ginormous1942

big-ass1945

Ozymandian1961

fuck-off1962

mega1968

humongous1970

monstro1970

big-assed1972

big-arsed1996

the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having an eye or eyes > single-eyed

Polyphemian1602

Polyphemous1695

Polyphemic1837

single-eyed1839

the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > having > specific number

one-eyedOE

monoculusc1450

Polyphemian1602

monoculate1618

monocular1640

unocular1653

monoculous1656

Polyphemous1695

monoptical1821

Polyphemic1837

triocular1844

monophthalmic1857

monops1857

two-eyed1864

thousand-eyed1871

1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix To World sig. A3 For thy labour thou wear'st Midasses eares, and are Monstrum horrendum, informe: Ingens cui lumen ademptum; whose great Poliphemian eye is put out.

1616 J. Marston et al. Iacke Drums Entertainem. (new ed.) i. sig. B Nor doe I enuie Polyphemian puffes, Swizars slopt greatnesse.

1844 ‘E. Warburton’ Crescent & Cross (1846) I. i. 2 I had the Polyphemian boon of being devoured last [i.e. of those entering the large ship], and was thus a mere observer of the partings and departings of the ‘Outward bound’.

1855 R. F. Burton Meccah I. vii. 188 A large old Persian with Polyphemean eyebrows.

1987 M. Kandel tr. S. Lem Fiasco xvi. 310 The impression of an octopus might also have come from the single Polyphemian eye that regarded him..with a sharp, luminous stare.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	polyphemian
释义	Polyphemianadj. Brit. /ˌpɒlɪˈfiːmɪən/, U.S. /ˌpɑliˈfimiən/ Forms: 1600s Poliphemian, 1600s 1800s– Polyphemian, 1800s Polyphemean. Origin: From a proper name, combined with an English element. Etymons: proper name Polyphemus , -ian suffix. Etymology: < the name of Polyphemus (see Polyphemus n.) + -ian suffix.With the forms in -ean compare -ean suffix. Now rare. Of, relating to, or characteristic of Polyphemus; spec. gigantic; Cyclopean. ΘΚΠ the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > largeness > [adjective] > huge unmeeteOE unmeetlyOE hugea1275 hideousc1330 infinitec1385 unmeasureda1398 unmeasurablec1405 hugyc1420 immeasurable1440 ingentc1450 unmeetlyc1450 giant1480 immense1490 monstrous?a1513 unmeasurely1513 hugeousa1529 unportable1537 enormous1544 enormc1560 giantly1561 immensible1579 rouncival1582 dismeasured1584 vast1585 immeasured1590 gargantuan1596 omnipotent1596 colossian1601 immane1601 prodigious1601 Polyphemian1602 Titanian1603 titanical1603 gigantical1604 immensive1604 gigantine1605 colossic1607 gigantean1611 Gogmagotical1612 gigantal?1614 Babylonian1617 leviathan1625 titanic1628 elephantine1631 gigantive1638 colossean1644 decumanal1652 immensurate1654 gigant1658 decuman1659 colossal1664 abnormous1710 Brobdingnagian1728 Brobdingnag1731 Pantagruelian1737 heroic1785 Patagonian1786 seven-league1787 Titan1793 gigantic1797 seven-leagued1799 mammoth1801 dimensionless1813 tremendous1813 gigantesque1821 monster1837 titanesque1838 monstre1840 giantlike1847 leviathanic1848 pythonic1851 Babylonic1853 supercolossal1871 giantesque1909 behemothian1910 supergiant1919 ginormous1942 big-ass1945 Ozymandian1961 fuck-off1962 mega1968 humongous1970 monstro1970 big-assed1972 big-arsed1996 the world > animals > animal body > general parts > head and neck > [adjective] > having an eye or eyes > single-eyed Polyphemian1602 Polyphemous1695 Polyphemic1837 single-eyed1839 the world > life > the body > external parts of body > head > face > eye > [adjective] > having > specific number one-eyedOE monoculusc1450 Polyphemian1602 monoculate1618 monocular1640 unocular1653 monoculous1656 Polyphemous1695 monoptical1821 Polyphemic1837 triocular1844 monophthalmic1857 monops1857 two-eyed1864 thousand-eyed1871 1602 T. Dekker Satiro-mastix To World sig. A3 For thy labour thou wear'st Midasses eares, and are Monstrum horrendum, informe: Ingens cui lumen ademptum; whose great Poliphemian eye is put out. 1616 J. Marston et al. Iacke Drums Entertainem. (new ed.) i. sig. B Nor doe I enuie Polyphemian puffes, Swizars slopt greatnesse. 1844 ‘E. Warburton’ Crescent & Cross (1846) I. i. 2 I had the Polyphemian boon of being devoured last [i.e. of those entering the large ship], and was thus a mere observer of the partings and departings of the ‘Outward bound’. 1855 R. F. Burton Meccah I. vii. 188 A large old Persian with Polyphemean eyebrows. 1987 M. Kandel tr. S. Lem Fiasco xvi. 310 The impression of an octopus might also have come from the single Polyphemian eye that regarded him..with a sharp, luminous stare. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1602
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