titania

[ tahy-tey-nee-uh ]

/ taɪˈteɪ ni ə /

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noun

synthetic rutile, TiO2, used as a gem.

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Origin of titania

From New Latin, dating back to 1920–25; see origin at titanium, -a⁴

Words nearby titania

Tisza, tit, Titan, titanate, Titanesque, titania, titanic, titanic acid, titanic oxide, titaniferous, Titanism

Other definitions for titania (2 of 2)

Titania

[ ti-tey-nee-uh, tahy- ]

/ tɪˈteɪ ni ə, taɪ- /

noun

(in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream) the wife of Oberon and the queen of fairyland.

Astronomy. one of the moons of Uranus.

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How to use titania in a sentence

In the book, Oberon has stolen a baby boy from mortals as a gift for his wife Titania.
A Writer of Many Disguises|Jennie Yabroff|May 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
When Titania awakens from her spell she famously says, "Methought I was enamored of an ass."
Kathleen Turner's New Broadway High|Kevin Sessums|April 17, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Titania herself appears in the transparent robe of silver gauze.
Charles Baudelaire, His Life|Thophile Gautier
It looked like Titania's bleaching-ground, and as if all the fairies had hung out their white frocks to dry.
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845|Various

Think of Beauty and the Beast; think of Titania's strange choice; think me mad.
The Diamond Coterie|Lawrence L. Lynch
A smart angry discussion took place between Oberon and Titania as to which of them was to have the little changeling boy.
The Mysteries of All Nations|James Grant
Now you shall be Titania and give us orders and things; and then, when we have finished the wreaths, we'll sing you to sleep.
Quicksilver Sue|Laura Elizabeth Howe Richards

British Dictionary definitions for titania (1 of 3)

titania

/ (taɪˈteɪnɪə) /

noun

another name for titanium dioxide

British Dictionary definitions for titania (2 of 3)

Titania¹

/ (tɪˈtɑːnɪə) /

noun

(in medieval folklore) the queen of the fairies and wife of Oberon

(in classical antiquity) a poetic epithet used variously to characterize Circe, Diana, Latona, or Pyrrha

British Dictionary definitions for titania (3 of 3)

Titania²

/ (tɪˈtɑːnɪə) /

noun

the largest of the satellites of Uranus and the second furthest from the planet

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