Icarus
nounHow to pronounce Icarus:
Definition of Icarus:
- Icarus (noun):
- the son of daedalus who to escape imprisonment flies by means of artificial wings but falls into the sea and drowns when the wax of his wings melts as he flies too near the sun
Antonyms for Icarus:
daedalus
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