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- DictionaryCimmerian/sɪˈmɪərɪən/
noun
- 1. a member of an ancient nomadic people who overran Asia Minor in the 7th century bc.
- 2. a member of a mythical people living in perpetual mist and darkness near the land of the dead.
adjective
- 1. relating to the ancient Cimmerians: "the tombs of the Cimmerian kings"
- 2. relating to or characteristic of the mythical Cimmerians or the perpetual mist and darkness in which they lived: "a dense fog shrouded the lonely mountain in Cimmerian darkness"
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The Cimmerians were an ancient Eastern Iranic equestrian nomadic people originating in the Pontic–Caspian steppe, part of whom subsequently migrated into West Asia.
The meaning of CIMMERIAN is very dark or gloomy. How to use Cimmerian in a sentence.
Cimmerian definition: of, relating to, or suggestive of a northern people believed to dwell in perpetual darkness.. See examples of CIMMERIAN used in a sentence.
Definitions of Cimmerian. adjective. intensely dark and gloomy as with perpetual darkness. “"the Cimmerian gloom...a darkness that could be felt"-Norman Douglas”. synonyms: dark. devoid of or deficient in light or brightness; shadowed or black.
Cimmerian can be an adjective meaning very dark or gloomy, or a noun referring to a mythical people who lived in a land of darkness. Learn more about the word origin, synonyms, and usage examples from Collins English Dictionary.
Cimmerian, member of an ancient people living north of the Caucasus and the Sea of Azov, driven by the Scythians out of southern Russia, over the Caucasus, and into Anatolia toward the end of the 8th century bc.
Cimmerian can be an adjective, noun, or pronoun that refers to something related to the ancient Cimmerians, a mythical people or a region of darkness. Learn more about the origin, forms, and examples of Cimmerian from YourDictionary.
