Plutonian

== English == === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -əʊniən (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pluːˈtəʊ.nɪ.ən/ (General American) IPA(key): /pluˈtoʊ.ni.ən/ Hyphenation: Plu‧to‧ni‧an === Etymology 1 === The adjective is derived from Latin Plūtōnius (“of or relating to Pluto, Greek and Roman god of the underworld”) +‎ -an (suffix forming adjectives). Plūtōnius is from Ancient Greek Πλουτώνιος (Ploutṓnios, “of or relating to Pluto”), from Πλούτων (Ploútōn, “Pluto”) (from πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “riches, wealth”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to fly; to flow; to run”)) + -ων (-ōn)) + -ιος (-ios, suffix forming adjectives). The English word is cognate with Middle French plutonien (modern French plutonien). The noun is derived from the adjective. ==== 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. Alternative form: (rare) Ploutonian Synonyms: Hadean, Plutonic, (obsolete) Plutonical; see also Thesaurus:infernal (by extension) Of, relating to, or having characteristics associated with the underworld; dark, gloomy; mournful. Synonyms: plutonic; cimmerian, tenebrous; dismal, melancholic; see also Thesaurus:dark, Thesaurus:sad (by extension, geology) Synonym of plutonic (“of or pertaining to rocks formed deep in the Earth's crust, rather than by volcanoes at the surface of the Earth”). Synonyms: abyssal, intrusive (by extension, geology, historical) Synonym of plutonic (“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”). ===== Alternative forms ===== plutonian ===== Related terms ===== Plutonic Plutonical (obsolete) ===== Translations ===== ===== See also ===== Hadean ==== Noun ==== Plutonian (plural Plutonians) (geology, historical) A proponent of plutonism; a plutonist. Antonyms: Neptunian, Neptunist ===== Alternative forms ===== plutonian ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Pluto (“dwarf planet in the Solar System”) +‎ -n- +‎ -ian (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘from, related to, or like’, or nouns meaning ‘one belonging to, relating to, or like’), probably influenced by Plutonian (“of or relating to Pluto, Greek and Roman god of the underworld”) (see etymology 1). ==== Adjective ==== Plutonian (not comparable) (astrology) Pertaining to the astrological influence of Pluto (dwarf planet). (astronomy) Of or relating to the dwarf planet Pluto. ===== Coordinate terms ===== ===== Translations ===== ==== Noun ==== Plutonian (plural Plutonians) (astrology) A person under the astrological influence of Pluto, (dwarf planet). (chiefly science fiction) An inhabitant of the dwarf planet Pluto. ===== Related terms ===== plutonium ===== Translations ===== === References === === Further reading === Plutonian on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pluto (mythology) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Pluto (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia