Icarian

American  

[ih-kair-ee-uhn, ahy-kair-] / ɪˈkɛər i ən, aɪˈkɛər- /

adjective

1. of or like Icarus.

2. of or relating to Icaria or its inhabitants.

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noun

1. an inhabitant of Icaria.

Icarian ¹ British  

/ ɪ-, aɪˈkɛərɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Icaria or its inhabitants

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noun

1. an inhabitant of Icaria

Icarian ² British  

/ aɪˈkɛərɪən, ɪ- /

adjective

1. of or relating to Icarus

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Etymology

Origin of Icarian

1585–95; < Latin Īcari ( us ) (< Greek Īkários of Icarus ) + -an

Example Sentences

Ask her if Icarian stew has any role in her love for me.”

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2015

In the course of his Icarian career he has attempted a transatlantic flight, served in a black Emperor's air corps, planned an expedition to China to fight the Japanese.

From Time Magazine Archive

But it must be remembered that it was an older man, Daedalus, an engineer and a sculptor, who designed the Icarian monoplane and successfully flew it from Crete to Italy.

From Time Magazine Archive

Minnesota's brash Democratic Senator Hubert Humphrey jumped up, expounded his own tax views, and was quickly routed when Millikin said: "That is an Icarian syllogism."

From Time Magazine Archive

Though in elysian wrapt the while, Where sublimated thoughts beguile, Icarian pinions, all too frail, Were sure my fancy’s flight to fail.

From The Poets and Poetry of Cecil County, Maryland by Various