cytherean
/ˌsɪ.ðəˈɹi.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of, from or relating to Cythera, an island now part of Greece, at which the goddess Aphrodite came ashore on a seashell according to Greek mythology. Thus, referring to the goddesses Aphrodite or Venus.
adj
Of or pertaining to the planet Venus; Venusian.
adj
noun
A native or inhabitant of Cythera
Example Sentences
- "Suppliantly he begs, both for himself and for two miserable persons: make this one young, O Cytherean goddess, and this one make virile."
- "This view, that we see only a Cytherean cloud-canopy, has been confirmed by M. Landerer's observation of the non-polarised character of the light reflected by the crescent Venus; [...]"
- "But we should hesitate in assuming that the cytherean skies are usually overcast, for the reason that if the greater heat stimulates evaporation, the converse process of precipitation would be slackened for the same reason."
- "long before we landed spacecraft on Venus scientists deduced the temperature of the cytherean surface by studying Venus's radio emission."
- "In fact, Soviet astronomers once thought that the thick, dense Cytherean atmosphere might not let any sunlight reach the surface."
- "[...] he took every precaution that the venereal diſorder ſhould not be communicated to theſe happy, unoffending people; but it appears [...] that ſome ungenerous Frenchman was baſe enough to plant this dreadful malady, in a country where [...] it is more likely to ſpread than in any other part of the world, on account of the extreme attachment of the inhabitants to the Cytherean ſports."
Etymology
From Latin Cytherēius [from Ancient Greek Κυθερήϊος (Kutherḗïos), from Κύθηρα (Kúthēra) + -ήϊος (-ḗïos)] + -an.
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Cytherēius, Κυθερήϊος
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌsɪ.ðəˈɹi.ən/