ARIES
Dictionary entry overview: What does Aries mean?
• ARIES (noun)
The noun ARIES has 3 senses:
1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
2. a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus
3. the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19
Familiarity information: ARIES used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• ARIES (noun)
Meaning:
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Aries; Ram
Hypernyms ("Aries" 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 small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Holonyms ("Aries" 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 first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Aries the Ram; Aries; Ram
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)
