Meanings
covidian1
comparative more covidian · superlative most covidian
- Alternative letter-case form of COVIDian.
COVIDian2
comparative more COVIDian · superlative most COVIDian · alternative Covidian · alternative covidian
- neologismOf, related to, or characteristic of COVID-19 or the 2019-20 coronavirus pandemic.
I contacted nearly 70 friends and colleagues in Sea to Sky before I wrote this column asking just that, and for their tips for sustenance—both real and metaphoric—to keep the COVIDian blues at bay.
2020 March 26, Glenda Bartosh, “Life in COVIDian times: What to do when you have to keep calm and not quite carry on”, in Pique Newsmagazine, volume 27, number 13, page 382 more examples
They, the properly-cocked (cluey immunologists, epidemiologists, chief health officers, economists divining the Covidian impacts on the economy, and well-informed others) are the new actors on our stage.
2020 April 18, Ian Warden, “Australians all let us deJoyce”, in The Canberra TimesThe Covidian Age is a great time to be hemerophile. Just think of the raccoons of Toronto. Human activity is so reduced in urban centres that by the time things return to normal, raccoons will be empowered to demand rights for themselves, or seek seats on City Council.
2020 April 23, Barry Coulter, “World O’ Words: Hemerophiles, and a new era of synanthropization”, in Cranbrook Daily Townsman
plural COVIDians · alternative Covidian · alternative covidian
- informalA person who is very concerned about coronavirus, and is in favor of all kinds of preventive measures.
Covidian3
comparative more Covidian · superlative most Covidian
- Alternative letter-case form of COVIDian.
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Catalan covidià, covidià
- covidiàcharacteristic of COVID-19
- covidiàperson concerned about COVID-19
Spanish covidiano, covidiano
- covidianocharacteristic of COVID-19
- covidianoperson concerned about COVID-19
Cite this entry
covidian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covidian
“covidian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covidian. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “covidian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/covidian.
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