mars
/ˈmɑɹz/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.27 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
Gules (red), in the postmedieval practice of blazoning the tinctures of certain sovereigns' (especially British monarchs') coats as planets.
Uncountable
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Mars has two moons, Deimos and Phobos."
- "‘There’s another one. There can’t be two Marses,’ said Phyllis. / And sure enough there was. A smaller red point, a little up from, and to the right of, the first."
- "Well, see, we’re building a steam-driven solar system from a kit. (Cheaper than the Japanese miniaturized, transistorized models, which have two Marses and no Earth sometimes.)"
- "The planet Mars, seen by Cro-Magnon eyes, presumably was a blue summer world with air and water. Winter Mars, seen by modem man, a red ice-capped desert. Two Marses coincided briefly in his mind’s eye, then rushed apart into endless cycles of Red and Blue … Human fingers intended to halt Mars at the moment of perfection, and hold a whole world there!"
- "With its Mars-like landscape, visiting Gurbantunggut Desert feels like escaping to another world."
- "Dans added: “We talk about outer space and trips to Mars and then when you realise Nuuk is a three-hour flight from New York City, or thereabouts, it gets interesting.”"
Etymology
From Middle English Mars, from Latin Mārs (“god of war”), from Old Latin Māvors.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈmɑɹz/
- British English: /ˈmɑːz/
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Synonyms
Ares
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