Solarian
UK/səˈlɛəɹ.i.ən/US/səˈlɛɹ.i.ən/
Solarian adjective: of or relating to the Sun.
Adjective
Solarian (comparative more Solarian, superlative most Solarian)
- Of or relating to the Sun.
- Of or relating to the Solar System.
- He grinned at the profanity that came out of the communicator-speaker. Then—back at the irreverently nicknamed Galloping Cow which was the base ship of the Extra-Solarian Research Institute expedition to this star-cluster—McRae cut off.1947 April, Murray Leinster, “Skit-Tree Planet”, in Thrilling Wonder Stories, volume 30, number 1, page 42
- Of or relating to the inhabitants of the Solar System.
- The Solarian one-man ships were even smaller than the Nigrian one-man ships, and some of these did a tremendous amount of damage.1930 Fall, John Wood Campbell, “The Black Star Passes”, in Amazing Stories Quarterly, volume 3, number 4, page 521
Noun
Solarian (plural Solarians)
- An inhabitant of the Sun.
- It will be proved that a Solarian, supposing him to have a stature equal to our own, would do as much work as seven of our cultivators; and yet the Solarians are the happiest of beings; their lot is the highest degree of happiness to which we can aspire until the epoch when there shall exist stars...1851, Charles Fourier, The Passions of the Human Soul, page 225
- "There has been another dive since our meeting, Jacob, and on that dive, we are told, only the first and more prosaic species of Solarian was observed. Not the second variety which has caused Dr. Kepler so much concern." Jacob was still confused by the hurried explanations Kepler had given of the...1980, David Brin, Sundiver, page 49
- An inhabitant of any part of the solar system of the Sun.
- The small ships of the Nigrians were beginning to take a terrific toll in the thin ranks of the Solarians. The coming of the Rocket Squad had been welcomed indeed!1930 Fall, John Wood Campbell, “The Black Star Passes”, in Amazing Stories Quarterly, volume 3, number 4, page 521
- Is it true that all Terrans, and other Solarians are frightfully rich, and go simply everywhere, and do as they please, and that almost nobody works?1956 August, Charles Stearns, “The Golden Ones”, in Science Fiction Quarterly, volume 4, number 4, page 30
Forms of Solarian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more Solarian |
| superlative | most Solarian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Solarians |
Origin of Solarian
From Latin sōlāris + -ian, after Lunarian. By surface analysis, Solar + -ian.
Words that rhyme with Solarian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
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- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- 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
- antilapsarian
Questions about Solarian
- What does Solarian mean?
- Solarian means of or relating to the Sun.
- What part of speech is Solarian?
- Solarian can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce Solarian?
- Solarian is pronounced /səˈlɛəɹ.i.ən/ (UK).
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