Dorian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or relating to the Dorians.
Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively men as romantic or sexual partners; male counterpart of lesbian.
Of or relating to the oceanid Doris in Greek mythology.
Of or relating to the asteroid (48) Doris.

noun

name

A male given name from Ancient Greek, famously used by Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891).
A female given name.

noun

/ˈdɔːɹiən/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-Dorian.wav

Dorian more Dorian most Dorian Dorians

Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).

Doric Dorian Gray effect Dorian mode Hellenic hypodorian Pelasgian

Bulgarian: Дориан

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