olympus
nounHow many syllables in olympus?
There are 3 syllables in the word olympus.How to pronounce olympus:
Definition of olympus:
- olympus (noun):
- a mountain in thessaly that in greek mythology is the abode of the gods
- noun. a mountain peak in northeast Greece near the Aegean coast; believed by ancient Greeks to be the dwelling place of the gods (9,570 feet high).
Synonyms for olympus:
ellas
greece
mount olympus
mt. olympus
olimbos
Antonyms for olympus:
abaddon
abode of the dead
abyss
acheron
avernus
eternal damnation
eternal punishment
gehenna
hades
hell
infernal regions
land of the dead
lower world
nether regions
netherworld
niflheim
other place
perdition
pit
shades
sheol
tartarus
the underworld
tophet
underworld
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- olympics
- ologist
- olivile
- oliva
- oiliest
- ocular
- octopodes
- octodont
- octaroon
- oceanlike
- occurrance
- occupies
- occasioned
- obtundent
- obstruction
- observance
- obscurement
- obrogate
- obolos
- obelise
- nyanja
- nyala
- nursery
- nuncheon
- numerals
- nuisances
- nudibranch
- nubilous
- novella
- notewise
- nonuple
- nontactile
- nonsmoking
- nominate
- nokia
- nodally
- nittier
- ninepins
- nikolai
- nikita
- nicolo
- nicolai
- niacin
- neurosis
- nephilim
- nepali
- nelia
- negroni
- neglected
- necklaces
- … more
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