terrestrial

Meanings

Plural: terrestrials

Adjective

of or relating to or inhabiting the land as opposed to the sea or air
of or relating to or characteristic of the planet Earth or its inhabitants; - L.C.Eiseley
- "this terrestrial ball"
operating or living or growing on land

Adjective Satellite

concerned with the world or worldly matters
- "he developed an immense terrestrial practicality"
of this earth
- "the nearest to an angelic being that treads this terrestrial ball"

Noun

A ground-dwelling plant.
Alternative letter-case form of Terrestrial (“Inhabitant of Earth”).

Adj

Of, relating to, or inhabiting the land of the Earth or its inhabitants, earthly.
Of, relating to, or composed of land.
Living or growing in or on land (as opposed to other habitat); not aquatic, etc.
Of a planet, being composed primarily of silicate rocks or metals; see also terrestrial planet.
Concerned with the world or worldly matters.
Of or pertaining to the second highest degree of glory.
Broadcast using radio waves as opposed to satellite or cable.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English terrestrialle, from terrestre or Latin terrestris, from terra (“land, earth, ground”), with the suffix -al.

Synonyms

earthly, land, landly, mundane, planetary, rocky, sublunar, sublunary, tellurian, telluric, Terran, terrene, worldly

Antonyms

aerial, amphibious, aquatic, arboreal, celestial, epiphytic, spiritual

Scrabble Score: 11

terrestrial is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
terrestrial is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
terrestrial is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

terrestrial is a valid Words With Friends word