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adj
Of or relating to the planet Mars, or (science fiction) its imagined inhabitants.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Synonyms: Arean, areo-
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mars; aggressive, bellicose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
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Synonyms: Martial
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Pertaining to battle or war; martial, military.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable, obsolete
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adj
Pertaining to the Roman god Mars, the god of war.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: Arean
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Alternative letter-case form of Martian (“of or pertaining to the planet Mars”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, nonstandard
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name
A hypothetical language spoken on Mars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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noun
A person under the astrological influence of the planet Mars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: astrology, human-sciences, mysticism, philosophy, sciences
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noun
An inhabitant of the planet Mars.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
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Synonyms: little green man, marsling
Antonyms: none provided
noun
An inhabitant of the planet Mars.
A male Martian.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: rare, specifically
Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
Synonyms: little green man, marsling
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative form of Martian packet.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, alternative
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Synonyms: none provided
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adjective
of or relating to the planet Mars (or its fictional inhabitants)
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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noun
imaginary people who live on the planet Mars
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: imaginary being, imaginary creature
History
From Latin Mārtius (“of or relating to the planet Mars”) + -an (adjective-forming suffix). The word is cognate with Middle English marcien, marcyan, mercien (“subject to the influence or power of the planet Mars; relating to the god Mars, that is, warlike”), Middle French martien (“Martian”) (modern French martien), French Martien (“imaginary inhabitant of Mars; any extraterrestrial”), Italian marziano, Latin Mārtiānus (“Martian”), Portuguese marciano, Spanish marciano.
Across languages
130 source translations are retained for this English entry.
