English Explanatory Dictionary

Jovian

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Pertaining to the planet Jupiter.
  2. Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus); Jove-like; befitting Jupiter.
noun
  1. An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.
name
  1. Flavius Jovianus Augustus (331–364), a Roman emperor.
  2. A male given name from Latin
adj
  1. Alternative form of Jovian.

Pronunciation

/ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vi.ən/ /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vi.ən/

Word forms

Jovian more Jovian most Jovian Jovians

Etymology

From Latin Iovis (“Jove, Jupiter”) + -an, analysable as Jove + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Zeusian.

Synonyms

Jovial Zeusian Jupiterian

Derived words

circumjovian Epistellar Jovian superjovian
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