sisyphean

Sis·y·phe·an

S s

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sis-uh-fee-uh n]
- /ˌsɪs əˈfi ən/
- /ˌsɪ.sɪ.ˈfiːən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sis-uh-fee-uh n]
- /ˌsɪs əˈfi ən/

Definitions of sisyphean word

adjective sisyphean of or relating to Sisyphus. 1
adjective sisyphean endless and unavailing, as labor or a task. 1
adjective sisyphean relating to Sisyphus 0
adjective sisyphean actually or seemingly endless and futile 0
adjective sisyphean of or like Sisyphus 0
adjective sisyphean endless and toilsome, useless, etc. 0

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Origin of sisyphean

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

1625-35; < Greek Sīsýphe(ios) (Sī́syph(os) Sisyphus + -eios adj. suffix) + -an

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Parts of speech for Sisyphean

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sisyphean

sisyphean popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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