tellurian

Meaning

Adj

1. Of or relating to the earth; (specifically, chiefly science fiction) inhabiting planet Earth as opposed to other planets.
2. Of a mineral: containing tellurium.

Noun

1. Alternative spelling of tellurion (“instrument used to show how the rotation of the Earth on its axis and its orbit around the Sun cause day and night and the seasons”)
2. Alternative letter-case form of Tellurian (“inhabitant of the planet Earth”)

Synonyms

terrestrial

telluric

terrene

earthling

earthman

tellurion

tellurium

worldling

creature

sublunar

sublunary

soul

earthly

homo

human

human being

man

👨

mortal

planetary

Hyphenated as

tel‧lur‧i‧an

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tɛˈljʊə.ɹɪ.ən/

Etymology

From Latin tellūs (“earth, ground; the globe, planet Earth; country, land”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *telh₂- (“ground, bottom”), + -ian (suffix meaning "from, related to, or like" when forming an adjective, or "one from, belonging to, relating to, or like" when forming a noun).