Arean

//ˈeəɹiən// adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Of or related to Ares, the Greek god of war, counterpart of the Roman Mars. rare

    "Near-synonym: Martian"

  2. 2
    Synonym of Martian, of or related to the planet Mars. rare

    "the temperature of the Arean climate, notwithstanding the greater distance of that planet from the Sun, is of the same order as the temperature of the terrestrial one"

Synonyms

All synonyms
martianof or related to the planet mars

Example

More examples

"It is appealing to assume that the epigram was inspired by the statue itself. Probably the Arean weapons Aphrodite has donned include helmet, spear and shield but not the Apolline bow and arrow."

Etymology

From Ares + -an under influence of Ancient Greek άρεος (áreos) and άρειος (áreios, “Martian, martial”). Cf. Arian.

More for "arean"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.