Meanings
nounplanethood (uncountable)
- uncountableastronomyThe state or condition of being a planet.
Origin
From planet + -hood. First attested in 1674 in A Treatise of the Bulk and Selvedge of the World by the English divine and physician Nathaniel Fairfax (1637–1690).
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APA
planethood. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planethood
MLA
“planethood.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planethood. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “planethood,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/planethood.
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