CAPRICORN
Dictionary entry overview: What does Capricorn mean?
• CAPRICORN (noun)
The noun CAPRICORN has 3 senses:
1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
2. a faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius
3. the tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19
Familiarity information: CAPRICORN used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• CAPRICORN (noun)
Meaning:
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Capricorn
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Capricorn; Goat
Hypernyms ("Capricorn" 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 faint zodiacal constellation in the southern hemisphere; between Sagittarius and Aquarius
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Synonyms:
Capricornus; Capricorn
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Holonyms ("Capricorn" 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 tenth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about December 22 to January 19
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Capricorn the Goat; Capricorn; Goat
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)
