dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/ely_MW.json

{
  "Ely, Isle of":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "district and former administrative county (capital Ely) of eastern England in Cambridgeshire \u2014 see cambridgeshire":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-133332",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Elymi":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an ancient people of northwest Sicily":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek Elymoi":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8el\u0259\u02ccm\u012b"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-105814",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "Elymus":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a genus of tall tufted perennial grasses comprising the lyme grasses, having closely flowered terminal flower spikes, and being sometimes used as fodder and to bind loose sandy soil \u2014 see wild rye":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek elymos millet":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-m\u0259s"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081719",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "Elyot":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "Sir Thomas 1490":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8e-l\u0113-\u0259t",
      "\u02c8el-y\u0259t"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-081906",
    "type":[
      "biographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Elyria":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      "city in northeastern Ohio southwest of Cleveland population 54,533":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "i-\u02c8lir-\u0113-\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055058",
    "type":[
      "geographical name"
    ]
  },
  "Elysium":{
    "antonyms":[
      "Gehenna",
      "hell",
      "Pandemonium",
      "perdition"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": paradise sense 2":[],
      ": the abode of the blessed after death in classical mythology":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the mourners were comforted by their belief that the saintly woman was now experiencing the joys of Elysium",
      "the universal pipe dream that there exists somewhere an earthly Elysium where people live trouble-free lives"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1567, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Latin, from Greek \u0112lysion":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-z\u0113-",
      "i-\u02c8li-zh\u0113-\u0259m"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "above",
      "bliss",
      "elysian fields",
      "empyrean",
      "heaven",
      "kingdom come",
      "New Jerusalem",
      "paradise",
      "sky",
      "Zion",
      "Sion"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-174717",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "elysian":{
    "antonyms":[
      "chthonic",
      "chthonian",
      "hellish",
      "infernal",
      "plutonian",
      "sulfurous",
      "Tartarean"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": blissful , delightful":[
        "elysian peace"
      ],
      ": of or relating to Elysium":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the dream of retiring to a tropical isle and enjoying a life of elysian ease",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "There\u2019s no shortage of elysian Santa Barbara hotels in both the seaside city and its idyllic surrounding areas of Montecito and the Santa Ynez wine country. \u2014 Elise Taylor, Vogue , 23 June 2022",
      "The secret to its longevity, then and now, is a steadfast commitment to the idea of dolce far niente, the elysian pleasantness of doing absolutely nothing except enjoying yourself. \u2014 Spencer Bailey, Town & Country , 28 Mar. 2021",
      "Indie studio Humble Hearts is hard at work finishing Dust: An Elysian Tale, which stands among the most visually breathtaking 2-D games on any modern platform \u2014 despite being developed entirely by one man. \u2014 Ryan Rigney, WIRED , 15 June 2012",
      "Ms. Belilove herself often exemplifies the genre\u2019s tragic, heroic side: Orpheus entering the Elysian fields, Liberty leading the people. \u2014 Alastair Macaulay, New York Times , 20 June 2017",
      "The Elysian bash last Thursday night in the Quartyard, 1102 Market St., drew more than 100 people, many dressed in 10 Barrel merchandise. \u2014 Peter Rowe, sandiegouniontribune.com , 25 May 2017"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1579, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[
      "i-\u02c8li-zh\u0259n"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "celestial",
      "empyreal",
      "empyrean",
      "ethereal",
      "heavenly",
      "supernal"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-055959",
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ]
  },
  "elysian fields":{
    "antonyms":[
      "Gehenna",
      "hell",
      "Pandemonium",
      "perdition"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": elysium":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1579, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "above",
      "bliss",
      "Elysium",
      "empyrean",
      "heaven",
      "kingdom come",
      "New Jerusalem",
      "paradise",
      "sky",
      "Zion",
      "Sion"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-195312",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "elytron":{
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": one of the anterior wings in beetles and some other insects that serve to protect the posterior pair of functional wings":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8e-l\u0259-\u02cctr\u00e4n"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "The creatures use the edge of the elytron and abdominal movements to fold the wing along creased lines. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 19 May 2017",
      "The creatures use the edge of the elytron and abdominal movements to fold the wing along creased lines. \u2014 Jason Daley, Smithsonian , 19 May 2017"
    ],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "New Latin, from Greek, sheath, wing cover, from eilyein to roll, wrap \u2014 more at voluble":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{
      "1774, in the meaning defined above":""
    },
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220708-155356"
  },
  "elytroid":{
    "type":[
      "adjective"
    ],
    "definitions":{
      ": resembling an elytron":[]
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8el\u0259\u2027\u02cctr\u022fid"
    ],
    "synonyms":[],
    "antonyms":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "examples":[],
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "elytr- + -oid":""
    },
    "first_known_use":{},
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220709-162758"
  }
}