aphrodite
NounUS[af-ruh-dahy-tee]/ˌæfrəˈdaɪti/4 syllables
Synonyms:
Cytherea
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- goddess of love and beauty and daughter of Zeus in ancient mythology; identified with Roman VenusSynonyms: CythereaInstance of Greek deity
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Aph′ro·di′te (…), noun
Origin: Gr. ….
1. Classic Myth. The Greek goddess of love, corresponding to the Venus of the Romans.
2. Zoology A large marine annelid, covered with long, lustrous, golden, hairlike setæ; the sea mouse.
3. Zoology A beautiful butterfly (Argunnis Aphrodite) of the United States.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54