Elysian
Americanadjective
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of, relating to, or resembling Elysium.
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blissful; delightful.
adjective
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of or relating to Elysium
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literary delightful; glorious; blissful
Etymology
Origin of Elysian
Explanation
The adjective elysian describes a blissful state, like the one most people hope to enjoy on a Hawaiian vacation. The word elysian comes from the idyllic Greek mythological place called Elysian Fields. While it might seem at first like a place a tourist might want to see, don’t try to book airline tickets! Although the term is now often equated with a paradise, the Greek Elysian Fields were a heavenly resting place to go in the afterlife. The concept was probably originally conceived to encourage valor in soldiers during battle. Nowadays, people tend to use elysian to describe any heavenly scene — even a golf resort or a spa.
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Example Sentences
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We do these hikes a couple of times a week, and it’s so fun and funny that we have started doing an improv show at the Elysian Theater that’s called Hike Bros.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
The Elysian in Frogtown is a great spot.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026
The city’s parking enforcement and transportation officers were removed from the field over the weekend after copper wire thieves damaged a key communications tower in Elysian Park, leaving several departments with inoperable radios.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025
There are a lot of people in the clown scene that work out of the Elysian Theater.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 12, 2025
But the road to the right led to the Elysian Fields where Aeneas would find his father.
From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton
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