Plutonian

Meaning

Adj

1. (Greek, Roman) Of or relating to Pluto, the Greek and Roman god of the underworld; demonic, infernal.
2. (broadly) Of, relating to, or having characteristics associated with the underworld; dark, gloomy; mournful.
3. (broadly) Synonym of plutonic (“of or pertaining to rocks formed deep in the Earth's crust, rather than by volcanoes at the surface of the Earth”).
4. (broadly, historical) Synonym of plutonic (“of, pertaining to, or supporting plutonism, the theory that the rocks of the Earth were formed in fire by volcanic activity, with a continuing gradual process of weathering and erosion, then deposited on the sea bed, re-formed into layers of sedimentary rock by heat and pressure, and raised again”).

Noun

A proponent of plutonism; a plutonist.

Noun

1. A person under the astrological influence of Pluto, formerly regarded as a planet.
2. An inhabitant of the dwarf planet Pluto.

Opposite of

Neptunian, Neptunist

Synonyms

Hadean

Tartarean

Plutonist

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pluːˈtəʊ.nɪ.ən/

Etymology

Cognate with Middle French: plutonien

Cognate with French: plutonien

In summary

The adjective is derived from Latin Plūtōnius (“of or relating to Pluto, Greek and Roman god of the underworld”) + -an (suffix forming adjectives). Plūtōnius is from Ancient Greek Πλουτώνιος (Ploutṓnios, “of or relating to Pluto”), from Πλούτων (Ploútōn, “Pluto”) (from πλοῦτος (ploûtos, “riches, wealth”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *plew- (“to fly; to flow; to run”)) + -ων (-ōn)) + -ιος (-ios, suffix forming adjectives). The English word is cognate with Middle French plutonien (modern French plutonien). The noun is derived from the adjective.