terrestrial

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adjective

1. of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
tellurian, telluric, terrene
• Pertains to noun:
earth (for: terrene), earth, earth (for: telluric), earth (for: tellurian)
2. of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants (Freq. 1)
- "planetary rumblings and eructations"- L.C.Eiseley
- the planetary tilt
- this terrestrial ball
• Syn:
planetary
• Pertains to noun:
Earth, Earth (for: planetary)
3. operating or living or growing on land
• Ant:
amphibious, aquatic
• Similar to:
onshore, overland
4. of this earth
- transcendental motives for sublunary actions
- fleeting sublunary pleasures
- the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball
• Syn:
sublunar, sublunary
• Similar to:
earthly
5. concerned with the world or worldly matters
- mundane affairs
- he developed an immense terrestrial practicality
• Syn:
mundane
• Similar to:
worldly, secular, temporal
• Derivationally related forms:
mundaneness (for: mundane)

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  sublunar, sublunary, mundane, planetary, tellurian, telluric, terrene
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  amphibious, aquatic