Aquarius

[ uh-kwair-ee-uhs ]

noun

, genitive A·quar·i·i [uh, -, kwair, -ee-ahy].

1. genitive Aquarii [uh, -, kwair, -ee-ahy]. Astronomy. the Water Bearer, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Capricornus.
2. Astrology.
   1. the eleventh sign of the zodiac: the fixed air sign.
   2. a person born under this sign, usually between January 20th and February 18th; an Aquarian.

adjective

1. Aquarian.

Aquarius

/ əˈkwɛərɪəs /

noun

1. astronomy a zodiacal constellation in the S hemisphere lying between Pisces and Capricorn on the ecliptic
2. astrology
   1. Also calledthe Water Carrier the eleventh sign of the zodiac, symbol ♒, having a fixed air classification and ruled by the planets Saturn and Uranus. The sun is in this sign between about Jan 20 and Feb 18
   2. a person born during a period when the sun is in this sign

adjective

1. astrology born under or characteristic of Aquarius

Aquarius

/ ə-kwâr′ē-əs /

1. A constellation in the Southern Hemisphere near Pisces and Aquila. Aquarius (the Water Bearer) is the 11th sign of the zodiac.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aquarius¹

Latin

Example Sentences

The jukebox blasts “Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In” by the 5th Dimension.

From The Daily Beast

AQUARIUS All biz and no play can make Aquarius a dull non-binary-gender being.

From The Daily Beast

AQUARIUS Being obsessed with your physical self is in the stars now.

From The Daily Beast

AQUARIUS We like to say, “Diversity is the mother of compassion.”

From The Daily Beast

AQUARIUS You have an uncharacteristic air of vulnerability about you.

From The Daily Beast

The Zodiacal sharp who runs things during January is Aquarius, which being translated means "water-wagon."

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Browning says that "Aquarius" is a symbol of man bearing, and "Sagittarius" of man combatting.

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Supposing, for instance, that Saturn is found at birth in the 10th House, in the 13th degree of the sign Aquarius.

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The planet we live on belongs to the sun, and the sun has just entered—in 1881, to be igsact,—the sign of Aquarius.

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Thus the account of the Deluge is introduced into the eleventh book, which answers to Aquarius the eleventh sign of the Zodiac.

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