Jovian

See also: jovian

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Etymology 1

From Latin Iovis, genitive of Iuppiter, analysable as Jove +‎ -ian.

Adjective

Jovian (comparative more Jovian, superlative most Jovian)

  1. (astronomy) Pertaining to the planet Jupiter.
    Synonym: Jovial
  2. (Roman mythology) Pertaining to the Roman god Jove or Jupiter (the counterpart of the Greek god Zeus); Jove-like; befitting Jupiter.
    Synonym: Jovial
    Near-synonym: Zeusian
    • 1925 July – 1926 May, A[rthur] Conan Doyle, “(please specify the chapter number)”, in The Land of Mist (eBook no. 0601351h.html), Australia: Project Gutenberg Australia, published April 2019:
      He did not admit of equals. But as a patron he was superb. With his Jovian air, his colossal condescension, his amused smile, his general suggestion of the god descending to the mortal, he could be quite overpowering in his amiability.
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Noun

Jovian (plural Jovians)

  1. (chiefly science fiction) An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.
    Synonyms: Jovial, Jupiterian
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  • Epistellar Jovian

Etymology 2

From the emperor’s name, Latin Jovianus.

Proper noun

Jovian

  1. Flavius Jovianus Augustus (331–364), a Roman emperor.

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