polar C2+ Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈpoʊlɚ/ UK /ˈpəʊlə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 adj relating to the North or South Pole; directly opposite in character The polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · relating to the north or... arcticantarcticfrigidoppositecontraryantitheticaldiametric ↔ Opposites tropicalequatorialtemperate Word family Derived forms polaritypolarizepolarly Related forms pole Appears in Phrases (2) See all polar bear a large white bear that lives in the Arctic Adjective + noun polar continent a continent situated around one of the Earth's poles Adjective + noun Etymology AI details From Medieval Latin polaris ('of the pole'), from Latin polus ('end of an axis, pole'), from Ancient Greek polos ('pivot, axis, sky'). polaris Latin polos Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # polar **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈpoʊlɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpəʊlə/ ## Meanings 1. relating to the North or South Pole; directly opposite in character ## Examples - The polar ice caps are melting at an alarming rate. ## Synonyms - arctic - antarctic - frigid - opposite - contrary - antithetical - diametric ## Antonyms - tropical - equatorial - temperate ## Derived Forms - polarity - polarize - polarly ## Related Forms - pole ## Roots and Affixes - Root: polaris - Root: polos ## Etymology From Medieval Latin polaris ('of the pole'), from Latin polus ('end of an axis, pole'), from Ancient Greek polos ('pivot, axis, sky'). ## AI Etymology Polar is from Medieval Latin polaris ('of the pole'), from Latin polus ('end of an axis, pole'), from Ancient Greek polos ('pivot, axis, sky'). Important recorded forms include polaris (Latin) and polos (Ancient Greek). The modern sense follows that older lexical line closely. In current use it covers relating to the North or South Pole; directly opposite in character. The wider family includes derived forms such as polarity, polarize, and polarly and related words such as pole. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown