/ Dictionary / Index U Ulysses: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: U•lys•ses Pronunciation: (y-lis'ēz also Brit. y'l&schwa-sēz&sec), [key] — n. Latin name for (italics) a psychological novel (1922) by James Joyce. a male given name. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: ulysses (Thesaurus) Ulyanovsk um Related Content Daily Word Quiz: slough Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language