ARIES

Pronunciation (US):

• 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.

• 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)