terrene

[te-reen, tuh-, ter-een]

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adjective

earthly; worldly.

earthy.

noun

the earth.

a land or region.

Origin of terrene

1300–50; Middle English < Latin terrēnus pertaining to earth. See terra

Related formster·rene·ly, adverb

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Related Words for terrene

telluric, tellurian, terrestrial, carnal, corporeal, earthbound, earthen, earthy, global, human, material, mortal, mundane, physical, profane, secular, temporal, worldly, alluvial, subastral

Examples from the Web for terrene

Historical Examples of terrene

But the visitor could not convey celestial realities to terrene minds.
Mountain Meditations
L. Lind-af-Hageby
It grows to a length of eight feet, and its habits are terrene.
Reptiles and Birds
Louis Figuier
They conduct to the terrene genera of the great family Colubrid.
Reptiles and Birds
Louis Figuier
The lady paused, as if to consider the weight of that event in the scale of terrene life.
Two on a Tower
Thomas Hardy
Agreed, but where in this terrene orb will you find it otherwise?
Where the Blue Begins
Christopher Morley

British Dictionary definitions for terrene

terrene

adjective

of or relating to the earth; worldly; mundane

rare of earth; earthy

noun

a land

a rare word for earth

Derived Formsterrenely, adverb

Word Origin for terrene

C14: from Anglo-Norman, from Latin terrēnus, from terra earth

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Word Origin and History for terrene

adj.

14c., ultimately from Latin terrenus, from terra "earth" (see terrain).