icarian

icarian
I. \\iˈka(a)rēən, (ˈ)ī|k-\ adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: Latin icarius of Icarus (from Greek ikarios, from Ikaros Icarus, Greek mythological character who flew so high on man-made wings that the sun melted them and sent him to destruction) + English -an
: of, relating to, or characteristic of Icarus:
a. : soaring too high for safety

Icarian flight

b. : inadequate for or incapable of bringing about an ambitious project

Icarian methods

II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French icarien, from Icarie, communistic utopia in Voyage en Icarie (1842), novel by Étienne Cabet died 1857 French political radical (from Icarie Icaria, island in the Aegean sea) + French -en -an
: of, relating to, or constituting a communistic settlement established in the United States during the latter half of the 19th century by a group of French immigrants

the last Icarian utopia … fizzled out in 1895 — Time

III. noun (-s)
Usage: usually capitalized
Etymology: French icarien, from icarien, adjective
: a member of an Icarian community

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  • Icarian — I*ca ri*an, a. [L. Icarius, Gr. ?, fr. ?, the mythic son of D[ae]dalus, who, when flying from Crete on wings cemented with wax, mounted so high that the sun melted the wax, and he fell into the sea.] Soaring too high for safety, like Icarus;… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • icarian — ICARIÁN, Ă adj. referitor la Icar(ia) (Grecia). o jocuri ĕne = exerciţii acrobatice de voltijă. (< fr. icarien) Trimis de raduborza, 15.09.2007. Sursa: MDN …   Dicționar Român

  • Icarian — [ī ker′ēən] adj. [L Icarius < Gr Ikarios, of ICARUS] 1. of, like, or characteristic of Icarus 2. too daring; foolhardy; rash …   English World dictionary

  • Icarian Sea — former name for the S part of the Aegean Sea, between the Cyclades & Asia Minor …   English World dictionary

  • Icarian — I. adjective see Icarus II. adjective or noun see Icaria …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Icarian — /i kair ee euhn, uy kair /, adj. 1. of or like Icarus. 2. of or pertaining to Icaria or its inhabitants. n. 3. an inhabitant of Icaria. [1585 95; < L Icari(us) ( < Gk Ikários of ICARUS) + AN] * * * …   Universalium

  • icarian — icar·i·an …   English syllables

  • Icarian — I. /aɪˈkɛəriən/ (say uy kairreeuhn), /ɪˈkɛə / (say i kair ) adjective of or like Icarus. II. /aɪˈkɛəriən/ (say uy kairreeuhn), /ɪˈkɛə / (say i kair ) adjective 1. of or relating to Icaria or its people. –noun 2. one of the inhabitants of Icaria …  

  • Icarian —   a. pertaining to Icarus in Greek mythology, who, in flying too near sun, met his death; flying dangerously high; over ambitious …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • Icarian Sea — the part of the Aegean Sea between Turkey and the Greek islands of Patmos and Leros. * * * …   Universalium

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