Briarean
UK/bɹaɪˈɛə.ɹi.ən/US/bɹaɪˈɛ.ɹi.ən/
Briarean adjective: relating to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; many-handed.
Adjective
Briarean (comparative more Briarean, superlative most Briarean)
Forms of Briarean
| comparative | more Briarean |
|---|---|
| superlative | most Briarean |
Origin of Briarean
From Latin Briareius, from Briareus (“a mythological hundred-handed giant”).
Words that rhyme with Briarean
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
Questions about Briarean
- What does Briarean mean?
- Briarean means relating to, or resembling, Briareus, a giant fabled to have a hundred hands; many-handed.
- What part of speech is Briarean?
- Briarean is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce Briarean?
- Briarean is pronounced /bɹaɪˈɛə.ɹi.ən/ (UK).
Words near Briarean in the dictionary
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