olympian detachment
1Olympian — O|lym|pi|an1 [əˈlımpiən] adj [only before noun] 1.) like a god, especially by being calm and not concerned about ordinary things ▪ He viewed the world with Olympian detachment. 2.) relating to the ancient Greek gods ▪ Olympian mythology Olympian… …
2Olympian — 1 noun one of the ancient Greek Gods 2 adjective 1 like a god, especially by being calm and not concerned about ordinary things: to view the world with an Olympian detachment 2 connected with the ancient Greek gods …
3detachment — Synonyms and related words: Jim Crow, KP, Olympian detachment, abstraction, abulia, accidia, acedia, adjunct, age group, alienation, aloneness, aloofness, anxiety, anxiety equivalent, anxiety state, apartheid, apartness, apathy, army, army group …
4Olympian — I. adjective Date: 15th century 1. of or relating to Mount Olympus in Thessaly 2. befitting or characteristic of an Olympian; especially lofty < his…formula of glib simplicity and Olympian arrogance Richard Pollak > II. adjective Date: 1593 …
5olympian — adj. & n. adj. 1 a of or associated with Mount Olympus in NE Greece, traditionally the home of the Greek gods. b celestial, godlike. 2 (of manners etc.) magnificent, condescending, superior. 3 a of or relating to ancient Olympia in S. Greece. b …
6Olympian — adj. & n. adj. 1 a of or associated with Mount Olympus in NE Greece, traditionally the home of the Greek gods. b celestial, godlike. 2 (of manners etc.) magnificent, condescending, superior. 3 a of or relating to ancient Olympia in S. Greece. b …
7condescension — Synonyms and related words: Olympian detachment, Olympian loftiness, arrogance, arrogantness, assumption of superiority, condescendence, deigning, domineering, domineeringness, haughtiness, haughty airs, hauteur, high horse, hoity toitiness,… …
8domineering — Synonyms and related words: Olympian detachment, Olympian loftiness, absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, arbitrariness, arbitrary, argumentum baculinum, aristocratic, arrogance, arrogant, arrogantness, assumption of superiority, authoritarian,… …
9hauteur — Synonyms and related words: Olympian detachment, Olympian loftiness, airs, altitude, arrogance, arrogantness, assumption of superiority, ceiling, clannishness, cliquishness, condescendence, condescension, contempt, contemptuousness, contumely,… …
10high horse — Synonyms and related words: Olympian detachment, Olympian loftiness, arrogance, arrogantness, assumption of superiority, condescendence, condescension, domineering, domineeringness, haughtiness, haughty airs, hauteur, hoity toitiness, hoity toity …
