Jovian en · ADJ · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈd͡ʒoʊ.vi.ən/ (General-American)
- /ˈd͡ʒəʊ.vi.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From Latin Iovis (“Jove, Jupiter”) + -an, analysable as Jove + -ian. Piecewise doublet of Zeusian.
Meanings
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Pertaining to the planet Jupiter.
Saturn and Uranus fit that pattern, although Saturn did reveal winds three times as fast as Jupiter's and convective storms, one of which (left, bottom) is as large as a Jovian white oval.
1990 August, Bradford A. Smith, “Voyage of the Century”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 60:
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(Roman) Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus); Jove-like; befitting Jupiter.
Near-synonym: Zeusian
He did not admit of equals. But as a patron he was superb. With his Jovian air, his colossal condescension, his amused smile, his general suggestion of the god descending to the mortal, he could be quite overpowering in his amiability.
1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more Jovian | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| most Jovian | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
Translations (22)
ga Ióbhach (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter) · ga Ióvach (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) · sv jovialisk (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) · la Iovius (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter) · cs jupiterský (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) · pl jowiszowy (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) · pt jupiteriano (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter) · fr jovien (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) · ga Ióvach (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter) · ga Ióbhach (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) · ca jovià (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) · ar مُشْتَرِيّ (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) · sv jovialisk (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter) · es jupiteriano (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) · pt joviano (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter) · pt jupiteriano (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) · es joviano (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) · pt joviano (pertaining to the planet Jupiter) · la Ioviālis (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter) · es joviano (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter) · fr jupitérien (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter) · es jupiteriano (pertaining to the god Jove or Jupiter)