pian

[pee-an, -ahn, pyahn]

noun

Pathology.

1. yaws.

Other Word Forms

• pianic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of pian¹

1795–1805; < French pians, said to be < Tupi

Example Sentences

Last month activists with flags and banners gathered at Pian del Poggio, in Italy's Apennines, to protest against the installation of snow cannon at the 1,300 metre high resort.

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Uto'pian, ideal, fanciful, chimerical: from "Utopia"—an imaginary island, represented by Sir Thomas More, in a work called "Utopia," as enjoying the greatest perfection in politics laws, and society.

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After a final strenuous ascent and a last flat jaunt, we arrived at the bustling Rifugio Pian di Cengia/Büllelejochhütte patio, where two musicians performed American folk hits in slight German accents.

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In 1797, Giovanni De Pian was commissioned by the Venetian government to make prints that reflected the decrepit, inhumane condition of prisons.

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But Goya and De Pian pushed it beyond that, shining a light on injustices hidden from public view — and often from the conscious mind — with a gnawing nihilism.

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