Standard Lemma guide

Jovian

adj · name · noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vi.ən/
  • General-American: /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vi.ən/
  • CMU ARPABET: JH OW1 V IY0 AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Pertaining to the planet Jupiter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Jovial

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus); Jove-like; befitting Jupiter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Roman

Topics: human-sciences, mysticism, mythology, philosophy, sciences

Examples

  • Near-synonym: Zeusian

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Jovial, Zeusian

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Alternative form of Jovian.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

name

Meaning 4

Flavius Jovianus Augustus (331–364), a Roman emperor.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

name

Meaning 5

A male given name from Latin

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Jovial, Jupiterian

Antonyms: none provided

7

adjective

Meaning 7

of or pertaining to or befitting the Roman deity Jupiter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Jovian thunderbolts
  • Jovian wrath

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

adjective

Meaning 8

of or pertaining to or characteristic of or resembling the planet Jupiter

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • Jovian satellites

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

From the emperor’s name, Latin Ioviānus.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: مُشْتَرِيّ (muštariyy) — pertaining to the planet Jupiter
  • Catalan: jovià — pertaining to the planet Jupiter
  • Czech: jupiterský — pertaining to the planet Jupiter
  • French: jovien — pertaining to the planet Jupiter
  • Irish: Ióbhach — pertaining to the planet Jupiter
  • Irish: Ióvach — pertaining to the planet Jupiter
  • Polish: jowiszowy — pertaining to the planet Jupiter
  • Portuguese: joviano — pertaining to the planet Jupiter
  • Portuguese: jupiteriano — pertaining to the planet Jupiter
  • Spanish: joviano — pertaining to the planet Jupiter
  • Spanish: jupiteriano — pertaining to the planet Jupiter
  • Swedish: jovialisk — pertaining to the planet Jupiter
  • French: jupitérien — pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter
  • Irish: Ióbhach — pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter
  • Irish: Ióvach — pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter
  • Latin: Iovius — pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter
  • Latin: Ioviālis — pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter
  • Portuguese: joviano — pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter
  • Portuguese: jupiteriano — pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter
  • Spanish: joviano — pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter
  • Spanish: jupiteriano — pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter
  • Swedish: jovialisk — pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter
  • Arabic: مُشْتَرِيّ (muštariyy) — inhabitant of Jupiter
  • Chinese Mandarin: 木星人 (mùxīngrén) — inhabitant of Jupiter
  • French: Jovien — inhabitant of Jupiter
  • French: Jovienne — inhabitant of Jupiter
  • French: Jupitérien — inhabitant of Jupiter
  • French: Jupitérienne — inhabitant of Jupiter
  • Japanese: 木星人 (Mokusei-jin) — inhabitant of Jupiter
  • Polish: Jowiszanin — inhabitant of Jupiter
  • Polish: Jowiszanka — inhabitant of Jupiter
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