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Earthish

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See also: earthish

English

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Etymology

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From Earth +‎ -ish.

Adjective

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Earthish (comparative more Earthish, superlative most Earthish)

  1. (astronomy) Resembling the Earth; Earthlike.
    • 2022 September 9, Phil Plait, “Two super-Earths found around a tiny red dwarf star — with one in the habitable zone”, in Syfy[1], archived from the original on 2022-11-29:
      I love it when planets are found around red dwarfs. They are by far the most common kind of star in the Universe, they tend to make smaller, Earthish-sized planets, and they tend to make a lot of them.
  2. (science fiction) Relating to or originating from the Earth.
    Synonym: Terran

Proper noun

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Earthish

  1. (science fiction) A hypothetical universal language of Earth.
    Synonym: Earthian

Usage notes

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  • Note that earthish (uncapitalized) refers to earth (soil, the ground, the material world) rather than the planet.

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