Tuesday word: Sublunary
Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022
Sublunary (adjective)
sub·lu·nar·y [suhb-loo-ner-ee, suhb-loo-nuh-ree]
adjective
1. situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.
2. characteristic of or pertaining to the earth; terrestrial.
3. mundane or worldly: fleeting, sublunary pleasure.
Also sub·lu·nar [suhb-loo-ner].
WORDS RELATED TO SUBLUNARY
carnal, mundane, physical, temporal, terrestrial, worldly, earthly, frail, materialistic, sensual, earthy, practical, secular, ephemeral, fading, passing, perishable, transient, human, material
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ORIGIN: 1585-95; < Late Latin sublun(aris) (see sub-, lunar) + -ary
HOW TO USE SUBLUNARY IN A SENTENCE
It has been subject, as all sublunary Things are, to great Revolutions and Misfortunes.
THE MEMOIRS OF CHARLES-LEWIS, BARON DE POLLNITZ, VOLUME II|KARL LUDWIG VON PLLNITZ
This marked a preconcerted moment-for the remote celestial phenomenon had been pressed into sublunary service as a lover's signal.
RETURN OF THE NATIVE|THOMAS HARDY
“But here am I talking about these sublunary affairs, when the eclipse will be beginning,” cried Vibert.
THE HAUNTED ROOM|A. L. O. E.
Swithin sighed, lowered his thoughts to sublunary things, and told briefly the story of his journey.
TWO ON A TOWER|THOMAS HARDY
Sublunary (adjective)
sub·lu·nar·y [suhb-loo-ner-ee, suhb-loo-nuh-ree]
adjective
1. situated beneath the moon or between the earth and the moon.
2. characteristic of or pertaining to the earth; terrestrial.
3. mundane or worldly: fleeting, sublunary pleasure.
Also sub·lu·nar [suhb-loo-ner].
WORDS RELATED TO SUBLUNARY
carnal, mundane, physical, temporal, terrestrial, worldly, earthly, frail, materialistic, sensual, earthy, practical, secular, ephemeral, fading, passing, perishable, transient, human, material
See synonyms for sublunary on Thesaurus.com
ORIGIN: 1585-95; < Late Latin sublun(aris) (see sub-, lunar) + -ary
HOW TO USE SUBLUNARY IN A SENTENCE
It has been subject, as all sublunary Things are, to great Revolutions and Misfortunes.
THE MEMOIRS OF CHARLES-LEWIS, BARON DE POLLNITZ, VOLUME II|KARL LUDWIG VON PLLNITZ
This marked a preconcerted moment-for the remote celestial phenomenon had been pressed into sublunary service as a lover's signal.
RETURN OF THE NATIVE|THOMAS HARDY
“But here am I talking about these sublunary affairs, when the eclipse will be beginning,” cried Vibert.
THE HAUNTED ROOM|A. L. O. E.
Swithin sighed, lowered his thoughts to sublunary things, and told briefly the story of his journey.
TWO ON A TOWER|THOMAS HARDY