earthbound
/ˈɝθbaʊnd/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.54 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
adj
Heading towards the planet Earth.
adj
Unimaginative or mundane.
adj
Alternative letter-case form of earthbound.
Example Sentences
- ""Music, Smiley, music! Now the vibrations should be better." "The higher spirits cannot reach earth-bound folk," said Mailey."
- "[B]ut only too often séances degenerate into pure sorcery or necromancy, attracting all kinds of undeveloped and earth-bound entities."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Germanic *būaną Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English earthbound From earth + -bound.
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɝθbaʊnd/