Icarus

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UK/ˈɪkəɹəs/

proper noun

A Greek mythological figure, son of Daedalus, who escaped from the Cretan labyrinth of Knossos by flying with wings made from feathers and wax, but flew too near to the sun, which melted the wax in the wings, so he fell down and drowned in the Aegean Sea.

OriginLatin Īcarus ← Ancient Greek Ἴκαρος →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. Greekhuman sciencesA Greek mythological figure, son of Daedalus, who escaped from the Cretan labyrinth of Knossos by flying with wings made from feathers and wax, but flew too near to the sun, which melted the wax in the wings, so he fell down and drowned in the Aegean Sea.

Origin

  1. Ancient GreekἼκαρος
  2. LatinĪcarus
  3. EnglishIcarus

From Latin Īcarus, from Ancient Greek Ἴκαρος (Íkaros).

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Translations

Arabic إيكَرُس, إيكَارُوس
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Catalan Ícar
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Chinese Mandarin 伊卡洛斯
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Danish Ikaros
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Dutch Icarus
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Estonian Ikaros
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French Icare
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German Ikarus, Ikaros
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Greek Ίκαρος
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Hebrew איקארוס
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Italian Icaro
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Japanese イカロス
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Latin Icarus
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Polish Ikar
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Portuguese Ícaro
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Romanian Icar
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Russian Икар
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Spanish Ícaro
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Swedish Ikaros
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Ukrainian Іка́р
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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

Icarus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icarus

MLA

“Icarus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icarus. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Icarus,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Icarus.

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