icarus

Ic·a·rus

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [ik-er-uh s, ahy-ker-]
- /ˈɪk ər əs, ˈaɪ kər-/
- /ˈɪˌk.ə.rəs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [ik-er-uh s, ahy-ker-]
- /ˈɪk ər əs, ˈaɪ kər-/

Definitions of icarus word

noun icarus Also, Ikaros. Classical Mythology. a youth who attempted to escape from Crete with wings of wax and feathers but flew so high that his wings melted from the heat of the sun, and he plunged to his death in the sea. 1
noun icarus Astronomy. an asteroid whose eccentric orbit brings it closer to the sun than any other known asteroid. 1
noun icarus the son of Daedalus, with whom he escaped from Crete, flying with wings made of wax and feathers. Heedless of his father's warning he flew too near the sun, causing the wax to melt, and fell into the Aegean and drowned 0
noun icarus the son of Daedalus; escaping from Crete by flying with wings made by Daedalus, Icarus flies so high that the sun's heat melts the wax by which his wings are fastened, and he falls to his death in the sea 0

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icarus popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% 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".

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