Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hesperian

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.48 in modern English

Syllables: hes-pe-ri-an
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of or relating to the land where the sun sets; western

adj

Of or relating to the Hesperides nymphs

adj

Of or relating to the Martian geological period between Noachian and Amazonian

name

An inhabitant of the western lands

name

The Hesperian geological time period of Mars

adj

Of or relating to the Hesperiidae family of butterflies.

noun

Any butterfly of the family Hesperiidae; a skipper

Example Sentences

"the parting Sun/ Beyond the Earth’s green Cape and verdant Isles/ Hesperian sets"
"Always the same old taste, just new injury / Well, I'll wear the claws if you'd like that / Yeah, if you'd like that, we can ride on a black horse / A great new wave Hesperian death horse / I can call you when I get back / Yeah, when I get back I will call"
"Our wild Hesperians humanize at last"

Etymology

From Latin Hesperius + -ian.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: ian, an

Inflected Forms

more Hesperian (comparative) most Hesperian (superlative) hesperians (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Hesperia

Synonyms

hesperiid occidental

Questions

What does hesperian mean?: Of or relating to the land where the sun sets; western
Where does hesperian come from?: From Latin Hesperius + -ian.

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