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- [urth]
- /ɜrθ/
- /ɜːθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [urth]
- /ɜrθ/
Definitions of earth word
- noun earth (often initial capital letter) the planet third in order from the sun, having an equatorial diameter of 7926 miles (12,755 km) and a polar diameter of 7900 miles (12,714 km), a mean distance from the sun of 92.9 million miles (149.6 million km), and a period of revolution of 365.26 days, and having one satellite. 1
- noun earth the inhabitants of this planet, especially the human inhabitants: The whole earth rejoiced. 1
- noun earth this planet as the habitation of humans, often in contrast to heaven and hell: to create a hell on earth. 1
- noun earth the surface of this planet: to fall to earth. 1
- noun earth the solid matter of this planet; dry land; ground. 1
- noun earth soil and dirt, as distinguished from rock and sand; the softer part of the land. 1
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Origin of earth
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English erthe, Old English eorthe; cognate with German Erde, Dutch aarde, Old Norse jǫrth, Danish jord, Gothic airtha
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Parts of speech for Earth
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determiner
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earth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 98% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
earth usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for earth
noun earth
- planet — Astronomy. Also called major planet. any of the eight large heavenly bodies revolving about the sun and shining by reflected light: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune, in the order of their proximity to the sun. Until 2006, Pluto was classified as a planet ninth in order from the sun; it has been reclassified as a dwarf planet. a similar body revolving about a star other than the sun. (formerly) a celestial body moving in the sky, as distinguished from a fixed star, applied also to the sun and moon.
- dust — earth or other matter in fine, dry particles.
- globe — the planet Earth (usually preceded by the).
- star — any of the heavenly bodies, except the moon, appearing as fixed luminous points in the sky at night.
- universe — the totality of known or supposed objects and phenomena throughout space; the cosmos; macrocosm.
Antonyms for earth
noun earth
- sky — the region of the clouds or the upper air; the upper atmosphere of the earth: airplanes in the sky; cloudy skies.
- upper atmosphere — the portion of the atmosphere above the troposphere.
- celestial sphere — an imaginary sphere of infinitely large radius enclosing the universe so that all celestial bodies appear to be projected onto its surface
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