Thalia

[thuh-lahy-uh, they-lee-uh, theyl-yuh]

noun

Classical Mythology.

1. the Muse of comedy and idyllic poetry.

2. one of the Graces.

Thalia

/ θəˈlaɪə /

noun

1. the Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry

2. one of the three Graces

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thalia¹

< Latin < Greek Tháleia, special use of the adj.: rich, plentiful; akin to thallus

Word History and Origins

Origin of Thalia¹

C17: via Latin from Greek, from thaleia blooming

Example Sentences

Councillor Thalia Marrington, portfolio holder for community safety and public health, said the the council had "a responsibility" to respond to the public health report with "urgency, compassion and ambition".

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Thalia, a teacher at a day care, said her coworkers have stopped coming to work.

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Thalia Graves, who filed a lawsuit against Combs in September, spoke out in “The Fall of Diddy” about her alleged 2001 encounter with the rapper.

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She added that Thalia has suffered emotionally and physically, which continues to this day.

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"There's a legacy of colonisation in Australia where First Nations people have always been disproportionately segregated and controlled," says Thalia Anthony, a law professor at the University of Technology Sydney.

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