Uranian
Celestial, heavenly; uranicCelestial, heavenly; uranic.
Meaning
6 senses(comparable, literary, poetic)Celestial, heavenly; uranic.
(Greek, Roman, not comparable)Of Aphrodite Urania, the heavenly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted with the earthly aspect known as Aphrodite Pandemos: heavenly, spiritual.
(Greek, dated, not comparable)Relating to Urania, the Muse of astronomy.
(broadly, historical, not comparable, rare)Of or pertaining to astronomy; astronomical.
(not comparable)Of or pertaining to the planet Uranus.
(archaic, comparable, literary)Homosexual; also, pederastic; relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys; (specifically) of poetry: conveying appreciation for young men.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
From Latin Ūrania (“muse of astronomy in Greek mythology”) + -an (suffix forming agent nouFrom Latin Ūrania (“muse of astronomy in Greek mythology”) + -an (suffix forming agent nouns). Ūrania is derived from Ancient Greek Οὐρᾰνῐ́ᾱ (Ourănĭ́ā, “muse of astronomy”), from οὐράνιος (ouránios, “of or relating to the sky, celestial, heavenly”) (from οὐρανός (ouranós, “the sky; heaven, home of the gods; the universe”), probably ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers- (“rain”)) + -ιος (-ios, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘pertaining to’).
From Uranus + -ian.
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Forms
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Synonyms
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9 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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