typhon

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/ˈtaɪfən//ˈtaɪfɒn/

noun

A violent whirlwind; a typhoon.

OriginAncient Greek Τυφῶν →
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Meanings

typhon1

nountyphon (plural typhons)

plural typhons

  1. obsoleteA violent whirlwind; a typhoon.

    The circling typhon whirled from point to point.

    a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC

Typhon2

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesThe most powerful and feared of all Greek monsters, having the head, arms, and torso of a man, and his bottom half consisting of countless dragons or serpents. Some stories also say that his hands ended in serpents and that he bears 100 heads. He is shrouded in giant wings, his eyes blaze a white fire, and his arms reach towards the stars.

Origin

typhon · noun

  1. Ancient GreekΤυφῶν“Typhon, father of the winds”
  2. Englishtyphon

Perhaps from Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn, “Typhon, father of the winds”); see typhoon.

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Typhon · proper noun

  1. Ancient GreekΤυφῶν
  2. EnglishTyphon

From Ancient Greek Τυφῶν (Tuphôn).

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Translations

Ancient Greek Τυφῶν
  • Τυφῶν (Tuphôn)monster with 100 heads
Arabic تايفوس
  • تايفوسmonster with 100 heads
Catalan Tifó
  • Tifómonster with 100 heads
Czech Týfón
  • Týfónmonster with 100 heads
Esperanto Tifeo, Tifono
  • Tifeomonster with 100 heads
  • Tifonomonster with 100 heads
  • Tifaonomonster with 100 heads
Finnish Tyfon
  • Tyfonmonster with 100 heads
French Typhon
  • Typhonmonster with 100 heads
Greek Τυφών, Τυφώνας
  • Τυφών (Tyfón)monster with 100 heads
  • Τυφώνας (Tyfónas)monster with 100 heads
Hungarian Tüphón
  • Tüphónmonster with 100 heads
Italian Tifone
  • Tifonemonster with 100 heads
Japanese テューポーン
  • テューポーン (Tyūpōn)monster with 100 heads
Korean 티폰
  • 티폰 (Tipon)monster with 100 heads
Polish Tyfon
  • Tyfonmonster with 100 heads
Portuguese Tifão
  • Tifãomonster with 100 heads
Russian Тифо́н
  • Тифо́н (Tifón)monster with 100 heads
Spanish Tifón
  • Tifónmonster with 100 heads
Thai ไทฟอน
  • ไทฟอนmonster with 100 heads
Urdu طائفون
  • طائفونmonster with 100 heads

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with typhon

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Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

typhon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typhon

MLA

“typhon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typhon. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “typhon,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/typhon.

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