solarian

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8
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10
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/səˈlɛəɹ.i.ən/
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/səˈlɛəɹ.i.ən/ · /səˈlɛɹ.i.ən/

Definition of solarian

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. Of or relating to the Sun.
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adj

  1. Of or relating to the Sun.
  2. Of or relating to the Solar System.
    “He grinned at the profanity that came out of the communicator-speaker. Then—back at the irreverently nicknamed Galloping Cow which was the base ship of the Extra-Solarian Research Institute expedition to this star-cluster—McRae cut off.”
  3. Of or relating to the inhabitants of the Solar system.
    “The Solarian one-man ships were even smaller than the Nigrian one-man ships, and some of these did a tremendous amount of damage.”

noun

  1. An inhabitant of the Sun.
    “It will be proved that a Solarian, supposing him to have a stature equal to our own, would do as much work as seven of our cultivators; and yet the Solarians are the happiest of beings; their lot is the highest degree of happiness to which we can aspire until the epoch when there shall exist stars of a more exalted rank, that are not yet to be found in our young universe.”
    “"There has been another dive since our meeting, Jacob, and on that dive, we are told, only the first and more prosaic species of Solarian was observed. Not the second variety which has caused Dr. Kepler so much concern." Jacob was still confused by the hurried explanations Kepler had given of the two types of Sun-creatures so far observed.”
  2. An inhabitant of any part of the solar system of the Sun.
    “The small ships of the Nigrians were beginning to take a terrific toll in the thin ranks of the Solarians. The coming of the Rocket Squad had been welcomed indeed!”
    “Is it true that all Terrans, and other Solarians are frightfully rich, and go simply everywhere, and do as they please, and that almost nobody works?”

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Etymology

From Latin sōlāris + -ian, after Lunarian. By surface analysis, Solar + -ian.

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