ARIES

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Dictionary entry overview: What does Aries mean?

• ARIES (noun)
The noun ARIES has 3 senses:

1. (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries

2. a small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus

3. the first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19

Familiarity information: ARIES used as a noun is uncommon.

Dictionary entry details

• ARIES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Aries

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Aries; Ram

Hypernyms ("Aries" is a kind of...):

Domain category:

astrology; star divination (a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A small zodiacal constellation in the northern hemisphere; between Pisces and Taurus

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)

Instance hypernyms:

constellation (a configuration of stars as seen from the earth)

Holonyms ("Aries" is a part of...):

zodiac (a belt-shaped region in the heavens on either side to the ecliptic; divided into 12 constellations or signs for astrological purposes)

Sense 3

Meaning:

The first sign of the zodiac which the sun enters at the vernal equinox; the sun is in this sign from about March 21 to April 19

Classified under:

Nouns denoting spatial position

Synonyms:

Aries; Aries the Ram; Ram

Instance hypernyms:

house; mansion; planetary house; sign; sign of the zodiac; star sign ((astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided)

Context examples

As an Aries, you usually prefer working alone, being in charge and at the helm, making all the decisions.