earthbound en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɝθbaʊnd/ (General-American)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁er-der. Proto-Germanic *erþō Proto-West Germanic *erþu Old English eorþe Middle English erthe English earth Proto-Indo-European *bʰuH- Proto-Germanic *būaną Old Norse búinnbor. Middle English bownde English bound English -bound English earthbound From earth + -bound.
Meanings
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Confined to the Earth; unable to leave Earth, either physically or spiritually.
"Music, Smiley, music! Now the vibrations should be better." "The higher spirits cannot reach earth-bound folk," said Mailey.
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:[B]ut only too often séances degenerate into pure sorcery or necromancy, attracting all kinds of undeveloped and earth-bound entities.
1936, Rollo Ahmed, The Black Art, London: Long, page 231:
- Heading towards the planet Earth.
- (figuratively) Unimaginative or mundane.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most earthbound | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| earth-bound | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more earthbound | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| Earthbound | alternative | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Relateds
earthward (heading towards Earth)
Translations (22)
hu földhöz kötött (confined to the Earth) · bg прозаичен (unimaginative or mundane) · hu a föld felé tartó/közeledő/haladó/irányuló (heading towards Earth) · vi thiếu tưởng tượng (unimaginative or mundane) · vi bị giới hạn trên trái đất hoặc bề mặt trái đất (confined to the Earth) · vi nằm trên bề mặt trái đất (confined to the Earth) · pl przyziemny (unimaginative or mundane) · hu földhözragadt (unimaginative or mundane) · fr terre-à-terre (unimaginative or mundane) · vi nằm trên mặt đất (confined to the Earth) · sv jordbunden (confined to the Earth) · vi thiếu tinh tế (unimaginative or mundane) · pl lecący w kierunku Ziemi (heading towards Earth) · bg светски (unimaginative or mundane) · bg насочен към Земята (heading towards Earth) · bg земен (confined to the Earth) · pl płytki (unimaginative or mundane) · pl naziemny (confined to the Earth) · nl aardgebonden (confined to the Earth) · cmn 固定在地面上的 (confined to the Earth) · pl płaski (unimaginative or mundane) · vi bị ràng buộc bởi lợi ích trần thế (unimaginative or mundane)