AQUARIUS
Dictionary entry overview: What does Aquarius mean?
• AQUARIUS (noun)
The noun AQUARIUS has 3 senses:
1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius
2. a zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces
3. the eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18
Familiarity information: AQUARIUS used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• AQUARIUS (noun)
Meaning:
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aquarius
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Aquarius; Water Bearer
Hypernyms ("Aquarius" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Domain category:
astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)
Meaning:
A zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Capricornus and Pisces
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Holonyms ("Aquarius" is a part of...):
zodiac (a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)
Meaning:
The eleventh sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about January 20 to February 18
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Aquarius the Water Bearer; Water Bearer; Aquarius
Instance hypernyms:
house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)
