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Gaian

/ˈɡaɪ.ən/

Gaian adjective: of or relating to Gaia.

Adjective

Gaian (comparative more Gaian, superlative most Gaian)

  1. Of or relating to Gaia.
    • Having recognised the Gaian phenomenon I would like to explain where I think Gaia comes from and ask for how long this Gaia phenomenon has persisted on the surface of the Earth. And then I would like to raise some of the objections to the Gaia hypothesis. To my knowledge the Gaia hypothesis has...1988, Lynn Margulis, “Jim Lovelock’s Gaia”, in Peter Bunyard, Edward Goldsmith, editors, Gaia, the Thesis, the Mechanisms and the Implications: Proceedings of the First Annual Camelford Conference on...

Noun

Gaian (plural Gaians)

  1. A radical Green who views the ecology of the Earth's biosphere not only as the basis of human moral examples, but of all cognition and even sentience.
  2. (Internet) A member of the anime-themed social networking and forums-based website Gaia Online.
    • Inspired by comic-book and anime fans, “Gaians” play games, […]2008 July 3, Corilyn Shropshire, “AVATAR SHOPPING / Virtual clotheshorses / A little cash goes a long way to get the latest wardrobe - even though it isn't real”, in Houston Chronicle, page E.1
    • Within the offering’s first hour of launch, Gaians acquired over 28,000 Scions, a figure that grew to 600,000 within six months.2010, Rick Mathieson, The On-Demand Brand: 10 Rules for Digital Marketing Success in an Anytime, Everywhere World, AMACOM, →ISBN, page 9
  3. An inhabitant of Earth.

Forms of Gaian

Adjective
comparativemore Gaian
superlativemost Gaian
Noun
pluralGaians

Origin of Gaian

From Gaia + -an.

Words that rhyme with Gaian

9 more rhymesFewer rhymes

Questions about Gaian

What does Gaian mean?
Gaian means of or relating to Gaia.
What part of speech is Gaian?
Gaian can be an adjective or a noun.
How do you pronounce Gaian?
Gaian is pronounced /ˈɡaɪ.ən/.

Words near Gaian in the dictionary

  1. Gaia Sausage
  2. Gaia-Enceladus
  3. Gaia-Enceladus Sausage
  4. Gaia-Sausage-Enceladus
  5. gaiaism
  6. Gaian
  7. Gaianism
  8. Gaianist
  9. Gaianists
  10. Gaians
  11. gaiassa

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