martial

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, relating to, or suggestive of war; warlike.
2. Connected with or relating to armed forces or the profession of arms or military life.
3. Characteristic of or befitting a warrior; having a military bearing; soldierly.
4. (obsolete) Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mars.
5. (obsolete) Of or relating to the planet Mars; Martian.
6. (obsolete) Containing, or relating to, iron (which was symbolically associated with the planet Mars by alchemists); chalybeate, ferric, ferrous.

Noun

1. (obsolete) A soldier, a warrior.
2. (obsolete) A celestial object under the astrological influence of the planet Mars.
3. (obsolete) Synonym of Martian (“inhabitant of the planet Mars”)

Synonyms

warlike

military

soldierly

bellicose

war

militant

warriorlike

soldierlike

belligerent

combative

soldier like

bellic

combatant

ferret

mink

trigger-happy

weasel

relating to war

millitary

brave and brawny

bold and vigorous

Hyphenated as

mart‧ial

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈmɑːʃəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: martial

Cognate with French: martial

Cognate with Italian: marziale

Cognate with Portuguese: marcial

Cognate with Spanish: marcial

In summary

From Middle English martial, marcial, mercial, mercialle (“relating to war, warlike; military; for use in fighting or warfare; brave, hardy; combative, fierce; ruthless, vicious; domineering, overbearing”), from Middle French martial (modern French martial (“martial”)), or directly from its etymon Latin mārtiālis (“of or pertaining to Mars, the Roman god of war”), from Mārtius (“of or pertaining to Mars”) + -ālis (suffix forming adjectives of relationship). The English word is cognate with Italian marziale (“martial”), Portuguese marcial (“martial”), Spanish marcial (“martial”).