Meanings
- astronomyThe seventh planet in our solar system, discovered in 1781 by William Herschel.
Uranus, hidden by its deep hydrogen atmosphere, displayed even less turbulence than Saturn.
1990 August, Bradford A. Smith, “Voyage of the Century”, in National Geographic, volume 178, number 2, page 611 more example
The giving the name of Uranus, however, to the planet of M. Herſchel, in which M. Bode ſtill perſiſts, is an act of ingratitude to the author of that noble diſcovery, and an affront to that auguſt and munificent patron of aſtronomy, the King of Great Britain ; whoſe name ought to be preferred to every other, if that of the author had not a ſtill more forcible claim on our acknowledgements. Beſides, the name of Uranus is an impropriety, even according to the mythological ſyſtem. Sanchoniathon and Diodorus, it is true, ſay, that Saturn was the ſon of Uranus; but this is now allowed to be purely allegorical.
1789 June, “LETTER from M. DE LA LANDE, on the NAME of the PLANET HERSCHEL, to the EDITORS of the JOURNAL des SCAVANS.”, in The European Magazine, page 437, column 1Synonyms: Georgian planet, Georgium Sidus, Herschel, Urectum, Caelus, mul:♅
- Greekhuman sciencesThe Greek god who personified the sky and heavens and fathered the Titans. Roman counterpart: Caelus.
Synonyms: Father Sky, Ouranos, Oranos
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounThe seventh planet in our solar system, discovered in 1781 by William Herschel.
proper nounThe Greek god who personified the sky and heavens and fathered the Titans. Roman counterpart: Caelus.
Origin
- Ancient Greekοὐρᾰνός (ourănós)
- Ancient GreekΟὐρᾰνός (Ourănós)
- LatinŪranus
- EnglishUranus
Borrowed from Latin Ūranus, from Ancient Greek Οὐρανός (Ouranós), from οὐρανός (ouranós, “sky, heaven”).
More words from Latin, Ancient Greek
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Afrikaans Uranus, Uranus
- Uranusplanet
- Uranusgod of the sky and heavens
Ancient Greek Οὐρανός
- Οὐρανός (Ouranós)god of the sky and heavens
Arabic أُورَانُوس
- أُورَانُوس (ʔuranos)planet
Basque Urano, Urano
- Uranoplanet
- Uranogod of the sky and heavens
Bengali ইউরেনাস
- ইউরেনাস (iurenaś)planet
Bulgarian Ура́н, Уран
- Ура́н (Urán)planet
- Уран (Uran)god of the sky and heavens
Catalan Urà, Urà
- Uràplanet
- Uràgod of the sky and heavens
Chinese Cantonese 天王星
- 天王星planet
Chinese Mandarin 天王星, 烏拉諾斯 /乌拉诺斯
- 天王星 (Tiānwángxīng)planet
- 烏拉諾斯 /乌拉诺斯 (Wūlānuòsī)god of the sky and heavens
Czech Uran, Uran
- Uranplanet
- Urangod of the sky and heavens
Danish Uranus
- Uranusplanet
Dutch Uranus, Uranus
- Uranusplanet
- Uranusgod of the sky and heavens
Esperanto Urano, Urano
- Uranoplanet
- Uranogod of the sky and heavens
Estonian Uraan, Uranos
- Uraanplanet
- Uranosgod of the sky and heavens
Finnish Uranus, Uranos
- Uranusplanet
- Uranosgod of the sky and heavens
French Uranus, Ouranos
- Uranusplanet
- Ouranosgod of the sky and heavens
- Ouranegod of the sky and heavens
German Uranus, Uranus
- Uranusplanet
- Uranusgod of the sky and heavens
Greek Ουρανός, Ουρανός
- Ουρανός (Ouranós)planet
- Ουρανός (Ouranós)god of the sky and heavens
Hawaiian Heleʻekela, Ulano
- Heleʻekelaplanet
- Ulanogod of the sky and heavens
Hebrew אוֹרוֹן, אוּרָנוּס
- אוֹרוֹן (orón)planet
- אוּרָנוּס (uránus)planet
- אוּרָנוּס (urános)god of the sky and heavens
Hindi अरुण, युरेनस
- अरुण (aruṇ)planet
- युरेनस (yurenas)planet
- युरेनस (yurenas)god of the sky and heavens
- अरुण (aruṇ)god of the sky and heavens
Hungarian Uránusz, Uránusz
- Uránuszplanet
- Uránuszgod of the sky and heavens
Icelandic Úranus
- Úranusplanet
Indonesian Uranus, Uranus
- Uranusplanet
- Uranusgod of the sky and heavens
Irish Úránas, Úránas
- Úránasplanet
- Úránasgod of the sky and heavens
Italian Urano, Urano
- Uranoplanet
- Uranogod of the sky and heavens
Japanese 天王星, ウラヌス
- 天王星 (Tennōsei)planet
- ウラヌス (Uranusu)planet
- ウラノス (Uranosu)god of the sky and heavens
- ウラヌス (Uranusu)god of the sky and heavens
Korean 천왕성, 우라누스
- 천왕성 (Cheonwangseong)planet
- 우라누스 (Uranuseu)god of the sky and heavens
Latin Uranus, Uranus
- Uranusplanet
- Uranusgod of the sky and heavens
Latvian Urāns, Urāns
- Urānsplanet
- Urānsgod of the sky and heavens
Lithuanian Uranas, Uranas
- Uranasplanet
- Uranasgod of the sky and heavens
Malay Uranus
- Uranusplanet
Māori Rangipō, Whērangi
- Rangipōplanet
- Whērangiplanet
Persian اورانوس, اورانوس
- اورانوس (urânus)planet
- اورانوس (urânus)god of the sky and heavens
Polish Uran, Uranos
- Uranplanet
- Uranosgod of the sky and heavens
Portuguese Urano, Úrano
- Uranoplanet
- Úranoplanet
- Uranogod of the sky and heavens
- Úranogod of the sky and heavens
Romanian Uranus
- Uranusplanet
Russian Ура́н, Ура́н
- Ура́н (Urán)planet
- Ура́н (Urán)god of the sky and heavens
Scottish Gaelic Ùranas, Ùranas
- Ùranasplanet
- Ùranasgod of the sky and heavens
Slovak Urán
- Uránplanet
Spanish Urano, Urano
- Uranoplanet
- Uranogod of the sky and heavens
Swahili Uranus, Zohali
- Uranusplanet
- Zohaliplanet
- Uranusiplanet
- Uranugod of the sky and heavens
- Yurenasigod of the sky and heavens
Swedish Uranus, Uranos
- Uranusplanet
- Uranosgod of the sky and heavens
Tagalog Urano
- Uranoplanet
Tamil யுரேனசு, யுரேனசு
- யுரேனசு (yurēṉacu)planet
- யுரேனசு (yurēṉacu)god of the sky and heavens
Thai ดาวยูเรนัส, ดาวมฤตยู
- ดาวยูเรนัส (daaw-yuu-ree-nát)planet
- ดาวมฤตยู (daaw-má-rʉ́t-dtà-yuu)planet
- ยูเรนัส (yuu-ree-nát)god of the sky and heavens
Turkish Uranüs, Altayhan
- Uranüsplanet
- Altayhanplanet
- Uranüsgod of the sky and heavens
Ukrainian Ура́н
- Ура́н (Urán)planet
Vietnamese sao Thiên Vương, Thiên Vương Tinh
- sao Thiên Vươngplanet
- Thiên Vương Tinhplanet
Welsh Wranws, Wranws
- Wranwsplanet
- Wranwsgod of the sky and heavens
Yiddish אוראַנוס
- אוראַנוס (uranus)planet
Zulu u-Uranu, uNomakhekheba
- u-Uranuplanet
- uNomakhekhebaplanet
- u-Uranugod of the sky and heavens
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Uranus
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Uranus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Uranus
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