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Earthian

UK/ˈɜː.θi.ən/US/ˈɝ.θi.ən/

Earthian adjective: of or from the planet Earth.

Adjective

Earthian (comparative more Earthian, superlative most Earthian)

  1. Of or from the planet Earth.
    • Septimus Spink, sole survivor of the Earthian space ship...1955. Fantastic Universe: Science Fiction, Great American Publications: 1955, page 41
    • An Earthian metallurgist could tell very easily that 'aluminum' was molybdenum...1975. Hilary Putnam. Mind, Language, and Reality. Cambridge University Press: 1975, page 226
    Synonyms:
    Earthish

Noun

Earthian (plural Earthians)

  1. A person from planet Earth.
    • I inquired of one prominent Earthian: "What's of constructing ships and buildings...?"1940. America: A Catholic Review of the Week, America Press: 1940, page 420
    • I most likely will be the second Earthian to reach that planet. ...1955. Fantastic Universe: Science Fiction, Great American Publications, 1955, page 41

Proper noun

Earthian

  1. (rare) A universal language spoken on Earth.
    • According to Fodor's definition, it follows that 'water' in Twin Earthian means XYZ and not H2O.1997. Diego Marconi. Lexical Competence. MIT Press: 1997, page 102
    • I thought the females spoke Earthian to you. Improving their Earthian was why they asked for a couple.2004. Sheri S. Tepper. The Companions. HarperCollins: 2004, page 79
    Synonyms:
    Earthish

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Forms of Earthian

Adjective
comparativemore Earthian
superlativemost Earthian
alternative formEarthean
Noun
pluralEarthians

Origin of Earthian

From Earth + -ian.

Questions about Earthian

What does Earthian mean?
Earthian means of or from the planet Earth.
What part of speech is Earthian?
Earthian can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce Earthian?
Earthian is pronounced /ˈɜː.θi.ən/ (UK).

Words near Earthian in the dictionary

  1. earthhole
  2. earthholes
  3. earthhood
  4. earthhouse
  5. earthhouses
  6. Earthian
  7. Earthians
  8. Earthican
  9. Earthicans
  10. earthie
  11. earthier

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