English adjective: terrestrial | |||
1. | terrestrial of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air | ||
Synonyms | tellurian, telluric, terrene | ||
2. | terrestrial of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants | ||
Samples | Planetary rumblings and eructations. The planetary tilt. This terrestrial ball. | ||
Synonyms | planetary | ||
3. | terrestrial operating or living or growing on land | ||
Similar | onshore, overland | ||
Antonyms | amphibious, aquatic | ||
4. | terrestrial concerned with the world or worldly matters | ||
Samples | Mundane affairs. He developed an immense terrestrial practicality. | ||
Synonyms | mundane | ||
Similar | secular, temporal, worldly | ||
Antonyms | unworldly | ||
5. | terrestrial of this earth | ||
Samples | Transcendental motives for sublunary actions. Fleeting sublunary pleasures. The nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball. | ||
Synonyms | sublunar, sublunary | ||
Similar | earthly | ||
Antonyms | heavenly | ||