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aquarian

Syllables: a·qua·ri·anUK/əˈkwɛə.ɹi.ən/US/əˈkwɛ.ɹi.ən/

aquarian adjective: of or relating to an aquarium.

Adjective (1)

aquarian (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to an aquarium.
    Synonyms:
    aquarial

Noun (1)

aquarian (plural aquarians)

  1. A person who keeps an aquarium.
    • Some aquarians are fond of “rock-work,” and ornament their tanks with oddly grouped bits of stone, piled together […]1859, The Young Men's Magazine, volume 2, page 208

Adjective (2) capitalized: Aquarian

Aquarian (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the astrological sign of Aquarius.
  2. Pertaining to the Age of Aquarius and its associations in New Age culture of the 1960s and 1970s.
    • The Boomers had been the ones who'd ushered in an era of inclusiveness, diversity, and Aquarian dreams for a more humane society.2017, David Friend, The Naughty Nineties, Twelve Books

Noun (2) capitalized: Aquarian

Aquarian (plural Aquarians)

  1. A person born under the astrological sign of Aquarius.
    • Thus I read in the newsprints that "fortune" favors Scorpions this month but extravagance and rashness should be avoided Aquarians and Sagittarians should live quietly.1947 November 14, Mountain District Free Press and Frentree Gully News, Tecoma, Vic., page 8, column 2
  2. (dated) Hippie, New Ager.
    • His [Walt Disney's] Fantasia was revived recently at a New York theater and, overnight, there they were, lined up outside, the beaded and bearded Aquarians, making such a box-office hit of the 30-year-old film that it is now being booked into cities and college towns all across the country.1970 April 3, William Zinsser, “Walt Disney's secret freakout”, in LIFE, Time Inc, page 13

Synonyms of aquarian

Forms of aquarian

pluralaquarians
pluralAquarians

Origin of aquarian

By surface analysis, vitell- + -arian.

From Aquarius + -an.

Words formed from aquarian

Phrases with aquarian

Words that rhyme with aquarian

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Questions about aquarian

What does aquarian mean?
Aquarian means of or relating to an aquarium.
What part of speech is aquarian?
Aquarian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce aquarian?
Aquarian is pronounced /əˈkwɛə.ɹi.ən/ (UK).

Words near aquarian in the dictionary

  1. aquaretic
  2. aquaretically
  3. aquaretics
  4. aquaria
  5. aquarial
  6. aquarian
  7. Aquarian Age
  8. aquarians
  9. Aquarid
  10. Aquarids
  11. aquarii

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