solary
solary adjective: pertaining to the sun; solar.
Adjective
solary (comparative more solary, superlative most solary)
- Pertaining to the sun; solar.
- I vvould gladly knovv hovv Moſes vvith an actuall fire calcin'd or burnt the Golden Calfe unto povvder, for that myſticall metall of Gold, vvhoſe ſolary and celeſtiall nature I admire, expoſed unto the violence of fire, grovveth onely hot and liquifies, but conſumeth not: […]1642, Tho[mas] Browne, “The First Part”, in Religio Medici. […], 4th edition, London: […] E. Cotes for Andrew Crook […], published 1656, →OCLC, section 50, page 108
- the sun doth not dance on Easter-day. […] Whether any such motions there were in that day wherein Christ arose, Scripture hath not revealed, which hath been punctual in other records concerning solary miracles […]1650, Thomas Browne, “V.23”, in Pseudodoxia Epidemica: […], 2nd edition, London: […] A[braham] Miller, for Edw[ard] Dod and Nath[aniel] Ekins, […], →OCLC
Forms of solary
| comparative | more solary |
|---|---|
| superlative | most solary |
Origin of solary
From Latin solaris + -ary.
Words formed from solary
Questions about solary
- What does solary mean?
- Solary means pertaining to the sun; solar.
- What part of speech is solary?
- Solary is an adjective.
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