Antares

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UK/ænˈtɛəɹ.iːz/UK/ænˈtɑːɹ.iːz/US/ænˈtɛɹ.iz/US/ænˈtɑɹ.iz/

proper noun

Alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish.

OriginLatin Antares ← Ancient Greek Ἀντάρης →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Alpha Scorpii (α Sco), the brightest star in the constellation Scorpius. It is a M type red giant, and is a binary with a B type companion visible in greenish.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
alpha scorpii

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἈντάρης“rival to Ares”
  2. LatinAntares
  3. EnglishAntares

Borrowed from Latin Antares, from Ancient Greek Ἀντάρης (Antárēs, “rival to Ares”).

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Translations

Afrikaans Antares
  • Antaresstar
Arabic قَلْب الْعَقْرَب
  • قَلْب الْعَقْرَب (qalb al-ʕaqrab)star
Bengali জ্যেষ্ঠা
  • জ্যেষ্ঠা (jeśṭha)star
Chinese Cantonese 心宿二
  • 心宿二 (sam¹ sau³ ji⁶)star
Chinese Mandarin 心宿二
  • 心宿二 (Xīnxiù'èr)star
Czech Antares
  • Antaresstar
Danish Antares
  • Antaresstar
Dutch Antares
  • Antaresstar
Estonian Antaares
  • Antaaresstar
Finnish Antares
  • Antaresstar
French Antarès
  • Antarèsstar
German Antares
  • Antaresstar
Greek Αντάρης
  • Αντάρης (Antáris)star
Hebrew אנטארס
  • אנטארסstar
Hindi ज्येष्ठा
  • ज्येष्ठा (jyeṣṭhā)star
Italian Antares
  • Antaresstar
Japanese アンタレス
  • アンタレス (Antaresu)star
Korean 안타레스
  • 안타레스 (Antareseu)star
Latin Antarēs
  • Antarēsstar
Latvian Antaress
  • Antaressstar
Lithuanian Antaris
  • Antarisstar
Māori Rehua, Rerehu
  • Rehuastar
  • Rerehustar
Norwegian Antares
  • Antaresstar
Persian قلب عقرب, دل کژدم
  • قلب عقربstar
  • دل کژدم (del-e každom)star
Polish Antares
  • Antaresstar
Portuguese Antares
  • Antaresstar
Romanian Antares
  • Antaresstar
Russian Антарес
  • Антаресstar
Spanish Antares
  • Antaresstar
Swedish Antares
  • Antaresstar
Thai แอนทาเรส
  • แอนทาเรสstar
Turkish Antares
  • Antaresstar
Urdu انتارس
  • انتارسstar
Vietnamese Antares
  • Antaresstar

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

santerarasanteanearst
Cite this entry
APA

Antares. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Antares

MLA

“Antares.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Antares. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Antares,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Antares.

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