Elysian

[ ih-lizh-uhn, ih-lee-zhuhn ]

adjective

1. of, relating to, or resembling Elysium.
2. blissful; delightful.

Elysian

/ ɪˈlɪzɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Elysium
2. literary.
   delightful; glorious; blissful

Word History and Origins

Origin of Elysian¹

First recorded in 1570–80; Elysi(um) + -an

Example Sentences

Elysian Park Notably home to two things: Dodger Stadium — itself so inaccessible on foot that there has been a years-long effort to build a gondola to ferry people there from Union Station — as well as the neighborhood’s namesake 600-acre park, which may put it toward the top of a strollability index.

From Los Angeles Times

Part of Getty’s PST Art: Art & Science Collide program, “What Water Wants” takes place in a section of the Glendale Narrows channel in Elysian Valley, placing visitors in one of the city’s most misunderstood and complex infrastructural systems.

From Los Angeles Times

The site had been cleared for a public housing development called Elysian Park Heights, and O’Malley hired Emil Praeger — a New York engineer who had designed piers, bridges and even a breakwater used during the Allied invasion of Normandy — to create a futuristic stadium that looked resolutely forward, true to the spirit of its time.

From Los Angeles Times

Outside Dodger Stadium, the streets of Elysian Park are at a standstill.

From Los Angeles Times

Edging toward the dusty cliff of Angels Point in Elysian Park, the music video crew sets up its last scene at the picturesque overlook of sprawling Los Angeles, cueing the twinkling song about renewed tenderness, “Otro Capitulo,” once again.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

• angelic
• divine
• ethereal
• immortal
• otherworldly
• spiritual
• sublime
• supernatural