English Explanatory Dictionary

plutonic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Alternative letter-case form of Plutonic.
adj
  1. Containing plutonium in a higher oxidation state.
adj
  1. Synonym of Plutonian (“of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld; demonic, infernal”).
  2. Synonym of Plutonian (“of, relating to, or having characteristics associated with the underworld; dark, gloomy; mournful”).
  3. Of or pertaining to rocks formed deep in the Earth's crust, rather than by volcanoes at the surface of the Earth.
  4. Of, pertaining to, or supporting plutonism (“the theory that the rocks of the Earth were formed in fire by volcanic activity, with a continuing gradual process of weathering and erosion, then deposited on the sea bed, re-formed into layers of sedimentary rock by heat and pressure, and raised again”).

Pronunciation

/pluːˈtɒnɪk/ /pluˈtɑnɪk/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-Plutonic.wav

Word forms

plutonic more plutonic most plutonic

Etymology

See Plutonic.

Synonyms

Hadean Plutonic Plutonian Tartarean Acherontic infernal hellish helly stygian subtartarean cimmerian tenebrous dismal melancholic blear caliginous crepuscular dark darksome darkling dim dimpsy dingy dull dusky fuliginous gloomy leaden lightless mirksome murky murksome obscure shady somber sombrous sunless swarthy tenebrose twilightish umbrageous unilluminated atrabiliary atrabilious blitheless dispirited blue bummed out chapfallen cheerless chopfallen crestfallen cut up damp dejected depressed despondent disgruntled disconsolate disheartened

Related words

plutonous

Derived words

nonplutonic
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