uranian

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see also: Uranian

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Adjective

uranian (not comparable)

1. (mineralogy) Describing minerals containing hexavalent uranium.
2. Alternative letter-case form of Uranian#English|Uranian

Related terms

• uranylian
• uranoan
• trans-uranian, transuranian

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Uranian

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /jʊˈɹeɪnɪən/
• (GA) IPA: /jʊˈɹeɪniən/

Adjective

uranian

1. (comparable, literary, poetic) celestial#Adjective|Celestial, heavenly; uranic.

   Antonyms: chthonian, chthonic, earthbound, earthly, tellurian, telluric, terrestrial

2. (comparable, literary, archaic) homosexual#Adjective|Homosexual; (specifically) relating to a man#Noun|man's erotic love for adolescent#Adjective|adolescent boys; pederastic; also, of poetry: conveying appreciation for young#Adjective|young men.

   Synonyms: uranistic, Thesaurus:homosexual

3. (not comparable, Greek mythology, Roman mythology) Of Aphrodite Urania, the heavenly aspect of the Greek#Adjective|Greek goddess of beauty and love#Noun|love Aphrodite and her Roman#Adjective|Roman counterpart Venus, as contrast#Verb|contrasted with the earthly aspect known as Aphrodite Pandemos: heavenly, spiritual.

   Antonyms: pandemian, Pandemic

4. (not comparable, Greek mythology, dated) Relating to Urania, the Muse of astronomy.
5. (not comparable, by extension, historical, rare) Of or pertaining to astronomy; astronomical.

   Synonyms: uranical

Related terms

• uranic
• uranical
• uranism, Uranism
• uranist

• uranistic
• Uranus
• urning

Translations

• French: uranien, uranienne

Noun

uranian (plural uranians)

1. (literary, archaic) A male#Adjective|male homosexual#Noun|homosexual; (specifically) a man engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent#Adjective|adolescent boy; a pederast.

   Synonyms: uranist, urning, Thesaurus:male homosexual

Translations

• French: uranien, uraniste
• German: Urning

Adjective

uranian (not comparable)

1. (astronomy) Of or pertaining to the planet Uranus. [from 1830s]

Noun

uranian (plural uranians)

1. (chiefly, science fiction) An inhabitant of the planet Uranus. [from 1830s]

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