Jupiterian

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Jupiter +‎ -ian.

Adjective[edit]

Jupiterian (comparative more Jupiterian, superlative most Jupiterian)

  1. (astrology, rare) Pertaining to the planet Jupiter.
    Synonym: Jovian
  2. (figurative) Jovian; elevated, rarefied.
    • 2023 June 10, Roula Khalaf, “Lunch with the FT: François Holland”, in FT Weekend, Life & Arts, page 3:
      He soon discovered that the role itself was anything but normal in a nation that wants presidents to be at once Jupiterian and close to the people.

Noun[edit]

Jupiterian (plural Jupiterians)

  1. (chiefly science fiction, rare) An imaginary inhabitant of the planet Jupiter.
    Synonym: Jovian