Uranian

Pronunciation




Etymology 1
From. Ūrania is derived from, from (from , probably ultimately from ) +.

The alternative form is derived from.

Adjective sense 2 (“homosexual”) and the noun sense (“a homosexual”) refer to ’s work Symposium, where the goddess Aphrodite, in her heavenly aspect (see adjective sense 3) is described as inspiring a noble form of affection between older and younger men. Compare 🇨🇬,, also referring to Aphrodite Urania, coined by the German writer (1825–1895) in 1864. By the 1900s, the use of the word in this sense had largely been supplanted by (see further at that entry). The term is no longer mainstream and is almost never used in modern contexts, though it has enjoyed a slight revival as a term for "gay man" as an analogue to lesbian.

Adjective

 * 1)  Celestial, heavenly; uranic.
 * 2)  Homosexual; also, pederastic; relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys;  of poetry: conveying appreciation for young men.
 * 3)  Of, the heavenly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted with the earthly aspect known as : heavenly, spiritual.
 * 4)  Relating to Urania, the Muse of astronomy.
 * 5)  Of or pertaining to astronomy; astronomical.
 * 1)  Homosexual; also, pederastic; relating to a man's erotic love for adolescent boys;  of poetry: conveying appreciation for young men.
 * 2)  Of, the heavenly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted with the earthly aspect known as : heavenly, spiritual.
 * 3)  Relating to Urania, the Muse of astronomy.
 * 4)  Of or pertaining to astronomy; astronomical.
 * 1)  Of, the heavenly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted with the earthly aspect known as : heavenly, spiritual.
 * 2)  Relating to Urania, the Muse of astronomy.
 * 3)  Of or pertaining to astronomy; astronomical.
 * 1)  Of, the heavenly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted with the earthly aspect known as : heavenly, spiritual.
 * 2)  Relating to Urania, the Muse of astronomy.
 * 3)  Of or pertaining to astronomy; astronomical.
 * 1)  Of, the heavenly aspect of the Greek goddess of beauty and love Aphrodite and her Roman counterpart Venus, as contrasted with the earthly aspect known as : heavenly, spiritual.
 * 2)  Relating to Urania, the Muse of astronomy.
 * 3)  Of or pertaining to astronomy; astronomical.
 * 1)  Relating to Urania, the Muse of astronomy.
 * 2)  Of or pertaining to astronomy; astronomical.
 * 1)  Of or pertaining to astronomy; astronomical.
 * 1)  Of or pertaining to astronomy; astronomical.
 * 1)  Of or pertaining to astronomy; astronomical.

Translations

 * French: ,

Noun

 * 1)  A male homosexual; also, a pederast; a man engaged in an erotic relationship with an adolescent boy.

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * French: ,
 * German:

Etymology 2


From.

Adjective

 * 1)  Of or pertaining to the planet Uranus.

Translations

 * French:
 * Irish: Úránasach
 * Italian: uraniano
 * Portuguese:

Noun

 * 1)  An inhabitant of the planet Uranus.

Translations

 * Chinese:
 * Mandarin: 天王星人
 * French:, Uranienne
 * Irish: Úránasach
 * Japanese: 天王星人