Definitions for iliads

iliads Il·i·ad

Spelling: [il-ee-uh d]
IPA: /ˈɪl i əd/

Iliads is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 6 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 97 anagrams from letters in iliads (adiils).

Definitions for iliads

noun

  1. (italics) a Greek epic poem describing the siege of Troy, ascribed to Homer.
  2. (sometimes lowercase) any similar poem; a long narrative.
  3. (often lowercase) a long series of woes, trials, etc.

Origin of iliads

Latin Iliad- (stem of Ilias) Greek, equivalent to Ili(on) Troy + -ad- -ad1

Examples for iliads

They looked for Swadesh words in the "Iliad" and found 173 of them.

Men have been punching each other in the head since the beginning of time, and you will find references to boxing in The Iliad.

The scientists tracked the words in the "Iliad" the way they would track genes in a genome.

The saints of the Christian took the place of the gods of the "Iliad."

Their poems may not have such a sweep as the Iliad, still their sweep is great.

There is a detailed description of the proceedings in Iliad i. 456 sqq.

In the Iliad, a Chimera is a grotesque animal jumble, “lion-fronted and snake behind, a goat in the middle.”

His life 'is an Iliad of calamities, a chain of misfortunes.

I put by my "Iliad," feeling sure that I should be able to finish it again.

Waiting for the Barbarians By Daniel Mendelsohn A master classicist takes on subjects from the ‘Iliad’ to ‘Avatar.’

Word Value for iliads
Scrable

6

Words with friends

7

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