name · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:ʹŏdəsē
UK:/ˈɒ.də.si/
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US:ʹädəsē
US:/ˈɑ.dɪ.si/
US:/ˈɑ.də.si/
UK:/ˈɒd.ɪ.si/
UK:/ˈɒd.ə.si/
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Australian:/ˈɔd.ɪ.si/
CMU ARPABET:AA1 D AH0 S IY0
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
An Ancient Greek epic poem, ascribed to Homer, which depicts the journey of Odysseus back to Ithaca after the fall of Troy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
Coordinate term: Iliad
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
An extended adventurous voyage, usually in search of home.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
An intellectual or spiritual quest.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
a long wandering and eventful journey
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: journey, journeying
5
noun
Meaning 5
a Greek epic poem (attributed to Homer) describing the journey of Odysseus after the fall of Troy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: epic poem, heroic poem, epic, epos
History
Etymology
From Ancient Greek Ὀδύσσεια (Odússeia, “the story of Odysseus”).
From Odyssey, from Ancient Greek Ὀδυσσεία (Odusseía, “the story of Odysseus”).
Across languages
Translations
83 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
أوديسة
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Armenian:
Ոդիսական
(Odisakan)
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Catalan:
L'Odissea
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Chinese Mandarin:
奧德賽 /奥德赛
(Àodésài)
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Czech:
Odysea
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Danish:
Odysseen
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Danish:
Odysséen
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Dutch:
Odyssee
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Esperanto:
Odiseado
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Estonian:
Odüsseia
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Finnish:
Odysseia
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
French:
Odyssée
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Middle French:
Odyssee
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Middle French:
Odissee
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Galician:
A Odisea
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
German:
Odyssee
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
German:
Odyssee
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Greek:
Οδύσσεια
(Odýsseia)
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Ancient Greek:
Ὀδυσσεία
(Odusseía)
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Hebrew:
אודיסיאה
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Hungarian:
Odüsszeia
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Icelandic:
Ódysseifskviða
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Italian:
Odissea
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Japanese:
オデュッセイア
(Odyusseia)
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Korean:
오디세이아
(Odiseia)
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Latin:
Odyssēa
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Lithuanian:
Odisėja
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Luxembourgish:
Odyssee
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Macedonian:
Одисе́ја
(Odiséja)
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Marathi:
ऑडिसी
(ŏḍisī)
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Norwegian:
Odysseen
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Old English:
Odissia
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Persian:
ادیسه
(odise)
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Polish:
Odyseja
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Portuguese:
Odisseia
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Romanian:
Odiseea
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Russian:
Одиссе́я
(Odisséja)
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Serbo-Croatian:
Одисеја
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Serbo-Croatian:
Odiseja
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Slovene:
Odiseja
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Spanish:
Odisea
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Swedish:
Odysséen
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Tagalog:
Odiseya
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Tamil:
ஒடிசி
(oṭici)
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Ottoman Turkish:
اودیسه
(odîse)
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
Ukrainian:
Одіссе́я
(Odisséja)
— epic poem describing the journey of Odysseus
