'Hyperborean' definitions:
Definition of 'Hyperborean'
(from WordNet)
noun
(Greek mythology) one of a people that the ancient Greeks believed lived in a warm and sunny land north of the source of the north wind
Definition of 'Hyperborean'
From: GCIDE
- Hyperborean \Hy`per*bo"re*an\, a. [L. hyperboreus, Gr. ?; "ype`r over, beyond + ?. See Boreas.]
- 1. (Greek Myth.) Of or pertaining to the region beyond the North wind, or to its inhabitants. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Northern; belonging to, or inhabiting, a region in very far north; most northern; hence, very cold; fright, as, a hyperborean coast or atmosphere. [1913 Webster]
- The hyperborean or frozen sea. --C. Butler (1633). [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hyperborean'
From: GCIDE
- Hyperborean \Hy`per*bo"re*an\, n.
- 1. (Greek Myth.) One of the people who lived beyond the North wind, in a land of perpetual sunshine. [1913 Webster]
- 2. An inhabitant of the most northern regions. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'hyperborean'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- algid,
- antarctic,
- antipodean,
- arctic,
- austral,
- back of beyond,
- below zero,
- biting,
- bitter,
- bitterly cold,
- bleak,
- boreal,
- brisk,
- brumal,
- cold,
- cold as charity,
- cold as death,
- cold as ice,
- cold as marble,
- crisp,
- cutting,
- east,
- eastbound,
- easterly,
- eastermost,
- eastern,
- easternmost,
- freezing,
- freezing cold,
- frigid,
- gelid,
- glacial,
- godforsaken,
- hibernal,
- hiemal,
- ice-cold,
- ice-encrusted,
- icelike,
- icy,
- inaccessible,
- inclement,
- keen,
- meridional,
- nipping,
- nippy,
- north,
- northbound,
- northeast,
- northeasterly,
- northeastern,
- northerly,
- northern,
- northernmost,
- northwest,
- northwesterly,
- northwestern,
- numbing,
- occidental,
- oriental,
- out of reach,
- out-of-the-way,
- penetrating,
- piercing,
- pinching,
- raw,
- rigorous,
- severe,
- sharp,
- Siberian,
- sleety,
- slushy,
- snappy,
- south,
- southbound,
- southeast,
- southeasterly,
- southeastern,
- southerly,
- southern,
- southernmost,
- southwest,
- southwesterly,
- southwestern,
- stone-cold,
- subzero,
- supercooled,
- unapproachable,
- ungetatable,
- untouchable,
- west,
- westbound,
- westerly,
- western,
- westernmost,
- winterbound,
- winterlike,
- wintery,
- wintry