noun
- An athlete who participates in the Olympic games.
- A classical Greek god after the overthrow of the Titans.
- synonyms: Olympic god
adjective
- Of the region of Olympia in Greece or its inhabitants.
- usage: "Olympian plain"
- synonyms: Olympic
- Of or pertaining to the greater gods of ancient Greece whose abode was Mount Olympus.
- usage: "Olympian deities"
- Majestic in manner or bearing; superior to mundane matters.
- usage: "his majestic presence"; "olympian detachment"; "olympian beauty and serene composure"
- synonyms: majestic
- Far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree.
- usage: "a night of exceeding darkness"; "an exceptional memory"; "olympian efforts to save the city from bankruptcy"; "the young Mozart's prodigious talents"
- synonyms: exceeding, exceptional, prodigious, surpassing
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