jovian
/ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vi.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.19 in modern English
16
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Pertaining to the planet Jupiter.
adj
Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus); Jove-like; befitting Jupiter.
noun
An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.
name
Flavius Jovianus Augustus (331–364), a Roman emperor.
name
A male given name from Latin
adj
Alternative form of Jovian.
Example Sentences
- "Saturn and Uranus fit that pattern, although Saturn did reveal winds three times as fast as Jupiter's and convective storms, one of which (left, bottom) is as large as a Jovian white oval."
- "Near-synonym: Zeusian"
- "He did not admit of equals. But as a patron he was superb. With his Jovian air, his colossal condescension, his amused smile, his general suggestion of the god descending to the mortal, he could be quite overpowering in his amiability."
Etymology
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vi.ən/
- British English: /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vi.ən/
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in People.