earthish
earthish adjective: made of or pertaining to earth; earthly, earthy.
Adjective (1)
earthish (comparative more earthish, superlative most earthish)
Adjective (2) capitalized: Earthish
Earthish (comparative more Earthish, superlative most Earthish)
- Resembling the Earth; Earthlike.
- I love it when planets are found around red dwarfs. They are by far the most common kind of star in the Universe, they tend to make smaller, Earthish-sized planets, and they tend to make a lot of them.2022 September 9, Phil Plait, “Two super-Earths found around a tiny red dwarf star — with one in the habitable zone”, in Syfy, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022
- Relating to or originating from the Earth.
- Synonyms:
- Terran
Proper noun capitalized: Earthish
Earthish
Synonyms of earthish
Forms of earthish
| comparative | more earthish |
|---|---|
| superlative | most earthish |
| comparative | more Earthish |
| superlative | most Earthish |
Origin of earthish
From earth + -ish. Compare Dutch aards (“earthish”), German irdisch (“earthish”), Danish jordisk (“earthish”), Swedish jordisk (“earthish”), Icelandic jarðeskur, jarðneskur (“earthish”).
From Earth + -ish.
Questions about earthish
- What does earthish mean?
- Earthish means made of or pertaining to earth; earthly, earthy.
- What part of speech is earthish?
- Earthish can be an adjective or a proper noun.
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