cynthia

/ˈsɪn.θi.ə/

name 3

Collocations

ADJ.

darkesome, invited, original, over

VERB + CYNTHIA

arm, call, groaned, taking

CYNTHIA + NOUN

murdoch, night, prot

PREP.

from, in, in, with, with

ADV.

impatiently, really

Definitions

name

Artemis (Greek goddess).

The Moon.

As when faire Cynthia, in darkesome night, / Is in a noyous cloud enveloped [...].

[...] Cynthia's shining orb was made / Heav'n to clear when day did close [...].

A female given name from Ancient Greek.

“Cynthia seems to me such an out-of-the-way name, only fit for poetry, not for daily use.”

Cynthia, the domestic-minded, looked as dashing as a young commando. It was a pity that her spelling was so bad, but perhaps there was something Elizabethan about her spelling as well as about her name.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (Greek mythology) the virgin goddess of the hunt and the Moo

artemis

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

As when faire Cynthia, in darkesome night, / Is in a noyous cloud enveloped [...].

Wiktionary

[...] Cynthia's shining orb was made / Heav'n to clear when day did close [...].

Wiktionary

“Cynthia seems to me such an out-of-the-way name, only fit for poetry, not for daily use.”

Wiktionary

Who'll be taking over from Cynthia when she retires?

Tatoeba · #52464

Cynthia can calculate at an amazing speed.

Tatoeba · #3257663

Cynthia is a protégée of my mother's.

Tatoeba · #8824808

Usage Notes

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In some senses, cynthia is marked as literary. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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