PLUTONIAN

Hadean, Plutonian, Tartarean

(adjective) of or relating to or characteristic of Hades or Tartarus

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Adjective

Plutonian (comparative more Plutonian, superlative most Plutonian)

(Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld; demonic, infernal.

Synonyms: Plutonic, Plutonical (obsolete)

(by extension) Of, relating to, or having characteristics associated with the underworld; dark, gloomy; mournful.

Synonym: plutonic

(by extension, geology) synonym of plutonic

Synonyms: abyssal, intrusive

(by extension, geology, historical) synonym of plutonic

Noun

Plutonian (plural Plutonians)

(geology, historical) A proponent of plutonism; a plutonist.

Antonyms: Neptunian, Neptunist

Etymology 2

Adjective

Plutonian (not comparable)

(astrology) Pertaining to the astrological influence of Pluto, formerly regarded as a planet.

(astronomy) Of or relating to the dwarf planet Pluto.

Noun

Plutonian (plural Plutonians)

(astrology) A person under the astrological influence of Pluto, formerly regarded as a planet.

(chiefly, science fiction) An (imaginary) inhabitant of the dwarf planet Pluto.

Source: Wiktionary


Plu*to"ni*an, a. Etym: [L. Plutonius, Gr. plutonien.]

Definition: Plutonic. Poe.

Plu*to"ni*an, n. (Geol.)

Definition: A Plutonist.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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