Synonyms of Sirius

10 similar words

Another word for Sirius is Sothis. Other synonyms of Sirius are Alpha Canis Majoris, Blazing Star, Canicula, Shira and Sopdet.

Synonyms and similar words for Sirius

Alpha Canis Majoris
Blazing StarSynonym of Dog Star.
CaniculaSynonym of Sirius, particularly in Latin contexts.
Shira
Sopdet
SothisA star given great significance by the Ancient Egyptians, believed to be Sirius by modern scholars.
the Dog Star informal
α Canis Majoris
α CMa

proper noun A telescopic binary star, visually the brightest star in the night sky, a part of the northern constellation of Canis Major (the Greater Dog), one of three stars in the Winter Triangle asterism. Long understood as a single extremely luminous white star, it was associated in ancient Egypt with the Nile flood and in Greek and Roman culture with the "dog days" of summer.
proper noun The brightest star of the aforementioned star system; the white main-sequence star Sirius A.

What is another word for Sirius?: Sirius has 10 synonyms on Word.ws, such as Sothis, Alpha Canis Majoris, Blazing Star, Canicula, Shira, Sopdet, the Dog Star and α Canis Majoris.
What does Sirius mean?: Sirius means a telescopic binary star, visually the brightest star in the night sky, a part of the northern constellation of Canis Major (the Greater Dog), one of three stars in the Winter Triangle asterism. Long understood as a single extremely luminous white star, it was associated in ancient Egypt with the Nile flood and in Greek and Roman culture with the "dog days" of summer.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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