boreas means the god of the North Wind. It carries an Arena rating of 1602, earned across 3 head-to-head judged battles.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, boreas ranks #899 of 17,124 for Most Sublime Words, #2,269 of 17,104 for Most Storied Words, #3,105 of 17,140 for Most Whimsical Words, #3,309 of 17,127 for Most Vivid Words.
boreas is pronounced /ˈbɔːɹɪəs/.
Why “boreas” is a great word
The personification of the cold north wind as a god in classical mythology. Borrowed from Latin Boreas, from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās), the name of the god, which is also the ancient Greek word for 'north wind'. Unlike Auster, the warm, moisture-laden south wind, or Zephyrus, the gentle west wind of spring, Boreas is the harbinger of raw, desiccating cold. He is the sound of stripped branches clattering in a November gale, the invisible wall that drives snow horizontal across frozen steppes, the sting of frozen air on flushed cheeks—ancient, impersonal, and as close to purity as the world allows, for only what is stripped bare can endure the cold truth of his passing.
Etymology
Borrowed from Ancient Greek Βορέᾱς (Boréās).
name
- The god of the North Wind.
- The north wind personified.
noun
- The north wind.e.g.“Whether it is most prudent to expose / Our lovely forms to keenest blasts of boreas” — 1806 April 12, The Companion and Weekly Miscellany 1806-04-12: Vol 2 Iss 24:
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