sublunary

== English == === Etymology === The adjective is a learned borrowing from Late Latin sublūnāris (“sublunar, sublunary”) + English -ary (suffix meaning of or pertaining to forming adjectives). Sublūnāris is derived from Latin sub- (prefix meaning ‘below, beneath, under’) + lūnāris (“of or pertaining to the moon, lunar”) (from lūna (“moon”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewk- (“bright; to see; to shine”)) + -āris (suffix forming adjectives denoting a pertaining to or relationship)). By surface analysis, sub- +‎ lunary. The noun is derived from the adjective. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /sʌbˈluːnəɹi/, /sʌbˈluːnɹi/, (archaic) /ˈsʌbl(j)uːnəɹɪ/ (General American) IPA(key): /sʌbˈlunəɹi/ Hyphenation: sub‧lun‧a‧ry === Adjective === sublunary (not comparable) (literary) (chiefly historical) Situated beneath the moon; specifically, between the moon and the earth. (beneath the moon): Synonym: sublunar (between the moon and earth): Synonym: cislunar Antonyms: superlunary, superlunar, translunar, translunary (by extension) In or of this world (as opposed to heaven, etc.); earthly, terrestrial. Antonyms: celestial, ethereal, heavenly, otherworldly, unworldly Of or relating to the material world (as opposed to clerical, sacred, or spiritual); ephemeral, temporal, worldly. (figurative) Inferior, subordinate. ==== Derived terms ==== sublunary sphere ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== under the stars under the sun === Noun === sublunary (plural sublunaries) (chiefly in the plural) A person or thing which is of the (material) world. A less important person; an inferior, a subordinate. ==== Translations ==== === References ===