Capricorn
UK/ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔːn//ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔɹn/
Capricorn proper noun: synonym of Capricornus (constellation).
Proper noun
Capricorn
- Synonym of Capricornus (constellation).
- The Centaure, the horn'd goatfiſh Capricorne,
The ſnake-heard [sic] Gorgon, and fierce Sagittar.1634, Thomas Carew, Cœlum Britanicum. A Masque at White-Hall in the Banquetting-House on Shrove-Tuesday-Night, the 18. of February 1633, London: John Walkley, page 9
- Synonyms:
- Capricornus
- The Centaure, the horn'd goatfiſh Capricorne,
- The zodiac sign for the goat, ruled by Saturn and covering December 22 – January 20 (tropical astrology) or January 15 – February 14 (sidereal astrology).
- Antonyms:
- Cancer
- A person with this sign, according to their birthdate.
Noun
Capricorn (plural Capricorns)
- Someone with a Capricorn star sign.
- ‘This is why I stay away from Capricorns. You can be so cold!’2022, Candice Carty-Williams, People Person, Trapeze, page 232
Verb
Capricorn (third-person singular simple present Capricorns, present participle Capricorning, simple past and past participle Capricorned)
- To adorn with horns.
- Richard Brathwait, "A Cuckold with a Witnesse", from A Strappado for the Devil (1615): "A wily wench there was (as I have read) / Who us’d to capricorn her husband’s head."
Capricorn meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Bengali and Telugu
Capricorn in Hindi
- astrological sign
- मकर makar
Capricorn in Tamil
- மகரம்
Capricorn in Bengali
- মকর রাশি
Capricorn in Telugu
- astrological sign
- మకరరాశి makararāśi, మకరము makaramu, మకరం makaraṁ
More languagesFewer languages
- Capricorn in Kannada
- ಆಡಿನ ಗುರುತು, ಮಕರ ರಾಶಿ
- Capricorn in Odia
- ମକର makara
- Capricorn in Sanskrit
- मकर makara
- Capricorn in Tagalog
- Kambing
- Capricorn in Arabic
- بُرْج اَلْجَدْي burj al-jady, اَلْجَدْي al-jady
- Capricorn in Malay
- Kambing Duyung, Jadi, Kaprikorn
- Capricorn in Persian
- بزغاله bozġâle
- Capricorn in Thai
- มังกร mang-gɔɔn, มกร má-gɔɔn
- Capricorn in Vietnamese
- Ma Kết, Nam Dương, Sơn Dương
- Capricorn in Myanmar
- မကာရ ma.kara.
Synonyms of Capricorn
Antonyms
Forms of Capricorn
| Proper noun | |
|---|---|
| symbol | ♑︎ |
| Noun | |
| plural | Capricorns |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | Capricorns |
| present participle | Capricorning |
| past participle | Capricorned |
| past | Capricorned |
Origin of Capricorn
From Latin Capricornus. By surface analysis, capri- + corn (“horn”).
Words formed from Capricorn
Phrases with Capricorn
Questions about Capricorn
- What does Capricorn mean?
- Capricorn means synonym of Capricornus (constellation).
- What is Capricorn in Hindi?
- Capricorn in Hindi is मकर (makar). See Capricorn meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Capricorn?
- Capricorn can be a proper noun, a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce Capricorn?
- Capricorn is pronounced /ˈkæp.ɹɪˌkɔːn/ (UK).
Words near Capricorn in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: Capricorn (page history and authors); capricorn (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); capricorn (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); Capricorn (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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