Meanings
earthish1
comparative more earthish · superlative most earthish
Earthish2
comparative more Earthish · superlative most Earthish
- astronomyResembling the Earth; Earthlike.
I love it when planets are found around red dwarfs. They are by far the most common kind of star in the Universe, they tend to make smaller, Earthish-sized planets, and they tend to make a lot of them.
2022 September 9, Phil Plait, “Two super-Earths found around a tiny red dwarf star — with one in the habitable zone”, in Syfy, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2022
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveRelating to or originating from the Earth.
proper nounA hypothetical universal language of Earth.
Origin
earthish · adjective
From earth + -ish. Compare Dutch aards (“earthish”), German irdisch (“earthish”), Danish jordisk (“earthish”), Swedish jordisk (“earthish”), Icelandic jarðeskur, jarðneskur (“earthish”).
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
earthish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthish
“earthish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/earthish. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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