English

Adjective

Earthian ‎(comparative more Earthian, superlative most Earthian)

1. Of or from the planet Earth.
   • 1955. Fantastic Universe: Science Fiction, Great American Publications: 1955, page 41:

     Septimus Spink, sole survivor of the Earthian space ship...

   • 1975. Hilary Putnam. Mind, Language, and Reality. Cambridge University Press: 1975, page 226:

     An Earthian metallurgist could tell very easily that 'aluminum' was molybdenum...

   • 1997. Diego Marconi. Lexical Competence. MIT Press: 1997, page 174:

     Nowadays speakers on Twin Earth are well aware (thanks to chemistry) that their word 'water' does not refer to the Earthian stuff.

Noun

Earthian ‎(plural Earthians)

1. A person from planet Earth.
   • 1940. America: A Catholic Review of the Week, America Press: 1940, page 420:

     I inquired of one prominent Earthian: "What's of constructing ships and buildings...?"

   • 1955. Fantastic Universe: Science Fiction, Great American Publications, 1955, page 41:

     I most likely will be the second Earthian to reach that planet. ...

2. (nonstandard) A language from Earth.
   • 1997. Diego Marconi. Lexical Competence. MIT Press: 1997, page 102:

     According to Fodor's definition, it follows that 'water' in Twin Earthian means XYZ and not H2O.

   • 2004. Sheri S. Tepper. The Companions. HarperCollins: 2004, page 79:

     I thought the females spoke Earthian to you. Improving their Earthian was why they asked for a couple.

Usage notes

• Usage is limited principally to academic writings (eg, philosophy, astronomy, physics) and science fiction and discussions of these.

Synonyms

• Earthling, Terran, Tellurian, see also Wikisaurus:Earthling

Antonyms

• alien, extraterrestrial, see also Wikisaurus:extraterrestrial

Hypernyms

• Solarian

Hyponyms

• Earthgirl, Earthman, Earthwoman

Anagrams

• Rhaetian