earthborn C2 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɝθˌbɔɹn/ UK /ˈɜːθbɔːn/ See IPA manual Freq #322129 Meanings 1 adj born on or produced by the earth; mortal or terrestrial The myth describes the citizens as earthborn people sprung from the soil itself. 2 adj associated with earthly life, concerns, or origins rather than the spiritual or celestial The ascetic tried to set aside every earthborn concern. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · born on or produced by the... terrestrialmortalearthly 2 adj · associated with earthly... earthlymundanetemporal ↔ Opposites heavenlycelestialdivine Word family Related forms earthearthboundterrestrialmortal Etymology A compound of earth + born, first used in English in the seventeenth century for beings born on Earth or bound to mortal, earthly existence. Topics Describing Qualities External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # earthborn **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈɝθˌbɔɹn/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɜːθbɔːn/ **Frequency rank:** 322129 ## Meanings 1. born on or produced by the earth; mortal or terrestrial 2. associated with earthly life, concerns, or origins rather than the spiritual or celestial ## Examples - The myth describes the citizens as earthborn people sprung from the soil itself. - The ascetic tried to set aside every earthborn concern. ## Synonyms - terrestrial - mortal - earthly - mundane ## Antonyms - heavenly - celestial - divine ## Related Forms - earth - earthbound - terrestrial - mortal ## Etymology A compound of earth + born, first used in English in the seventeenth century for beings born on Earth or bound to mortal, earthly existence. ## Topics - Describing Qualities markdown