LEO
Dictionary entry overview: What does Leo mean?
• LEO (noun)
The noun LEO has 3 senses:
1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
2. a zodiacal constellation in northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo
3. the fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
Familiarity information: LEO used as a noun is uncommon.
Dictionary entry details
• LEO (noun)
Meaning:
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Leo; Lion
Hypernyms ("Leo" 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 northern hemisphere between Cancer and Virgo
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Instance hypernyms:
constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)
Meronyms (members of "Leo"):
Denebola (a star in Leo approximately 43 light years from Earth)
Regulus (the brightest star in Leo)
Holonyms ("Leo" 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 fifth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about July 23 to August 22
Classified under:
Nouns denoting spatial position
Synonyms:
Leo the Lion; Leo; Lion
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)
