dionysian

/daɪ̯əˈnɪʒən/
adj 3noun 2

Definitions

adj

1

Of or pertaining to Dionysus.

2

Alternative form of dionysian.

noun

1

A follower of Dionysus.

2

One who is dionysian.

adj

1

Wild, irrational, undisciplined, orgiastic.

He said he loved making movies like Luca Guadagnino’s “A Bigger Splash,” in which his charismatic, obstreperous character, Harry Hawkes, a music producer described by the Italian director as “a pagan fawn,” does a Dionysian dance to the Rolling Stones song “Emotional Rescue.”

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