Uranian

[ yoo-rey-nee-uhn, -reyn-yuhn ]

adjective

1. pertaining to the planet Uranus.
2. (of males) gay.

Uranian

/ jʊˈreɪnɪən /

noun

1. a hypothetical inhabitant of the planet Uranus

adjective

1. of, occurring on, or relating to the planet Uranus
2. of the heavens; celestial
3. relating to astronomy; astronomical
4. (as an epithet of Aphrodite) heavenly; spiritual
5. of or relating to the Muse Urania

Word History and Origins

Origin of Uranian¹

First recorded in 1835–45; Uran(us) + -ian; Uranian def 2 from Aphrodite Urania “heavenly Aphrodite,” inspiration for gay male sexual orientation or behavior in Plato's Symposium

Example Sentences

The Uranian soul, even during its terrestrial incarnations, lives in the world of the absolute and divine.

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Sir W. Herschel was more completely misled by the false Uranian satellites.

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The realm of eternal essences rains down no Jovian thunderbolts, but only a ghostly Uranian calm.

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Relegar must know what Grant had found, and the knowledge that the Uranian knew about the stones made him weak.

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He thought he knew how to recover the stones and to face the Uranian without being immediately killed.

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