Achilleanadj.

Brit.

/əˈkɪlɪən/,

/ˌakᵻˈliːən/, U.S.

/əˈkɪliən/,

/ˌækəˈliən/

Forms: 1500s– Achillean, 1600s Achilleian, 1700s Achilléan.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Achillēus , -an suffix.

Etymology: < classical Latin Achillēus of or resembling Achilles ( < ancient Greek Ἀχίλλειος of Achilles < Ἀχιλλεύς (classical Latin Achillēs ) Achilles, the name of a Greek hero who was invulnerable except in the heel (see Achilles heel n.) + -ειος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix. Compare Middle French Achillien (15th cent., rare).Achilles is one of the main characters in the Iliad of Homer. Achilles occurs as the name of the Greek hero in English contexts from Old English onwards (in Middle English also as Achille, Achile, Achillis).

Characteristic of or resembling Achilles; spec. invulnerable, invincible.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > victory > [adjective] > invincible

insuperablec1340

unvanquishablea1382

unexpugnable1382

invincible1412

unovercomablec1475

unvictable1533

unvincible1554

unvinceable1568

Achillean1579

unconquerable1598

the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable > not effectively assailable

inexpugnablea1535

unassaultable1571

Achillean1579

impregnable1582

unassailable1596

invulnerable1663

inattackable1832

unpuncturable1891

storm-proof1911

1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 313 The ground of your Achillean argument.

?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxi. 287 Th' Achilleian stroke, Here draue the foe.

1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies Order sig. C3 We are not well advised to enter into combate with such Achillean strength.

1718 J. Trapp tr. Virgil Æneis iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. (1731) II. 163 I, toss'd thro' various Seas, Far from my ruin'd Country, have endur'd The haughty Achilléan Race.

1849 W. Fitzgerald tr. W. Whitaker Disputation Holy Script. 276 How well this reason deserves to be considered Achillean, will appear hereafter.

1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders II. xi. 203 A world which he had only quitted in a passion for isolation, induced by a fit of Achillean moodiness after an imagined slight.

1933 L. Barnes Youth at Arms 23 By magical immersion In hell's most fiery waters I have put on Achillean invulnerability.

2003 Times (Nexis) 11 June (Times2 section) 17 The book..finds an almost Platonic virtue in their comradeship and an Achillean vulnerability in their grief.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	achillean
释义	Achilleanadj. Brit. /əˈkɪlɪən/, /ˌakᵻˈliːən/, U.S. /əˈkɪliən/, /ˌækəˈliən/ Forms: 1500s– Achillean, 1600s Achilleian, 1700s Achilléan. Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin Achillēus , -an suffix. Etymology: < classical Latin Achillēus of or resembling Achilles ( < ancient Greek Ἀχίλλειος of Achilles < Ἀχιλλεύς (classical Latin Achillēs ) Achilles, the name of a Greek hero who was invulnerable except in the heel (see Achilles heel n.) + -ειος, suffix forming adjectives) + -an suffix. Compare Middle French Achillien (15th cent., rare).Achilles is one of the main characters in the Iliad of Homer. Achilles occurs as the name of the Greek hero in English contexts from Old English onwards (in Middle English also as Achille, Achile, Achillis). Characteristic of or resembling Achilles; spec. invulnerable, invincible. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > victory > [adjective] > invincible insuperablec1340 unvanquishablea1382 unexpugnable1382 invincible1412 unovercomablec1475 unvictable1533 unvincible1554 unvinceable1568 Achillean1579 unconquerable1598 the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > safe or invulnerable > not effectively assailable inexpugnablea1535 unassaultable1571 Achillean1579 impregnable1582 unassailable1596 invulnerable1663 inattackable1832 unpuncturable1891 storm-proof1911 1579 W. Fulke Heskins Parl. Repealed in D. Heskins Ouerthrowne 313 The ground of your Achillean argument. ?1611 G. Chapman tr. Homer Iliads xxi. 287 Th' Achilleian stroke, Here draue the foe. 1637 G. Gillespie Dispute against Eng.-Popish Ceremonies Order sig. C3 We are not well advised to enter into combate with such Achillean strength. 1718 J. Trapp tr. Virgil Æneis iii, in tr. Virgil Wks. (1731) II. 163 I, toss'd thro' various Seas, Far from my ruin'd Country, have endur'd The haughty Achilléan Race. 1849 W. Fitzgerald tr. W. Whitaker Disputation Holy Script. 276 How well this reason deserves to be considered Achillean, will appear hereafter. 1887 T. Hardy Woodlanders II. xi. 203 A world which he had only quitted in a passion for isolation, induced by a fit of Achillean moodiness after an imagined slight. 1933 L. Barnes Youth at Arms 23 By magical immersion In hell's most fiery waters I have put on Achillean invulnerability. 2003 Times (Nexis) 11 June (Times2 section) 17 The book..finds an almost Platonic virtue in their comradeship and an Achillean vulnerability in their grief. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1579
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