- morphean
- mor·phe·an
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morphean
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Morphean — Mor phe*an, a. Of or relating to Morpheus, to dreams, or to sleep. Keats. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
morphean — ˈmȯ(r)fēən adjective Usage: usually capitalized Etymology: Morpheus + English an archaic : of, relating to, or producing sleep some drowsy Morphean amulet John Keats … Useful english dictionary
Morphean — See Morpheus. * * * … Universalium
The Morphean — Promotion Picture (2011) … Deutsch Wikipedia
Morpheus — Morphean, adj. /mawr fee euhs, fyoohs/, n. 1. Class. Myth. a son of Hypnos and the god of dreams. 2. in the arms of Morpheus, asleep. [1325 75; ME < L < Gk morph(é) form + L eus n. suffix; coined by Ovid, with allusion to the forms seen in… … Universalium
Morpheus — name for the god of dreams in Ovid, son of Sleep, lit. the maker of shapes, from Gk. morphe form, shape, figure, especially a fine figure, a beautiful form; beauty, fashion, outward appearance, perhaps from PIE *merph , a possible Greek root… … Etymology dictionary
Morpheus — /ˈmɔfiəs/ (say mawfeeuhs) noun 1. Greek Mythology a minor deity, son of the god of sleep; the god of dreams. –phrase 2. in the arms of Morpheus, asleep. {Middle English, from Latin, from Greek morphē form, in allusion to the forms seen in dreams} …
Morpheus — n. god of dreams. ♦ morphean, a. ♦ morphetic, a. pertaining to sleep … Dictionary of difficult words
