mythic
adjective
uk/ˈmɪθ.ɪk/us/ˈmɪθ.ɪk/existingonly inmyths(=ancientstories)or othertraditionalstories, orrelatingorsimilarto suchstories:
Mythiccreaturessuch asunicorns,mermaids, anddragonsareregularlyfoundin children'sstories.
What helikesabout "Beowulf" isitsrichlanguage,exoticsetting, and mythicgrandeur.
Thesceneis the most mythicpartof thefilm.
Synonym
mythical
Compare
mythological
seemingto be verybig,important, orspecial:
The Fordsoonacquiredmythicstatus.
Todescribe2020 as a "difficultyear" is anunderstatementof mythicproportions(= it is a verybigunderstatement).
Synonym
mythical
- Thenovelhas a mythicresonance.
- Her firstexperienceoftheatrewas afestivaldramatizationof mythicHindutales.
- His firstseasonwith theteamhas beenalmostmythic.
- Inoursocietymanymundaneproductstake on mythicqualities.
Accounts and stories
- anecdote
- another
- anti-narrative
- be another storyidiom
- bodice-ripper
- brushstroke
- cautionary tale
- commentary
- legendary
- lore
- misdescription
- multi-stranded
- myth
- running commentaryphrase
- scenario
- shaggy-dog story
- short story
- sob story
- strand
- writesomethingup
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True, real, false, and unreal