aesculapian

Aes·cu·la·pi·an

A a

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [es-kyuh-ley-pee-uh n or, esp. British, ee-skuh-]
- /ˌɛs kyəˈleɪ pi ən or, esp. British, ˌi skə-/
- /ˌiːskjʊlˈeɪpiən/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [es-kyuh-ley-pee-uh n or, esp. British, ee-skuh-]
- /ˌɛs kyəˈleɪ pi ən or, esp. British, ˌi skə-/

Definitions of aesculapian word

adjective aesculapian of or relating to Aesculapius or to the art of medicine 3
adjective aesculapian of Aesculapius 3
adjective aesculapian medical 3
adjective aesculapian pertaining to Aesculapius. 1
adjective aesculapian medical; medicinal. 1
noun aesculapian a physician; doctor. 1

See all 9 definitions of aesculapian

Information block about the term

Origin of aesculapian

First appearance:

before 1615

One of the 41% oldest English words

First recorded in 1615-25; Aesculapi(us) + -an

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Aesculapian

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Aesculapian

aesculapian popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 74% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

aesculapian usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for aesculapian

adj aesculapian

therapeutic — of or relating to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
curative — Something that has curative properties can cure people's illnesses.
healing — curing or curative; prescribed or helping to heal.
corrective — Corrective measures or techniques are intended to put right something that is wrong.
medicinal — of, relating to, or having the properties of a medicine; curative; remedial: medicinal properties; medicinal substances.

All 9 Synonyms of aesculapian

Antonyms for aesculapian

adj aesculapian

harmful — causing or capable of causing harm; injurious: a harmful idea; a harmful habit.
injurious — harmful, hurtful, or detrimental, as in effect: injurious eating habits.
hurting — to cause bodily injury to; injure: He was badly hurt in the accident.

All 3 Antonyms of aesculapian

aesculapian

Transcription

Definitions of aesculapian word

Information block about the term

Origin of aesculapian

First appearance:

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Aesculapian

aesculapian popularity

aesculapian usage trend in Literature

Synonyms for aesculapian

adj aesculapian

Antonyms for aesculapian

adj aesculapian

See also

Matching words