mythological
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
mythology + -ical (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “First attested?”)
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
mythological (not comparable)
- Of, or relating to myths or mythology.
- 1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter V, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 89:
- In short—to be mythological in my conclusion—the quiver of Cupid hangs at the girdle of Fate together with her spindle and scissors.
- Legendary.
- (colloquial) Imaginary.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
of, or relating to myths or mythology
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legendary
imaginary, fabulous
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