terrene
[ te-reen, tuh-, ter-een ]
/ tɛˈrin, tə-, ˈtɛr in /
adjective
earthly; worldly.
noun
the earth.
a land or region.
Origin of terrene
1300–50; Middle English < Latin
terrēnus pertaining to earth. See
terra
OTHER WORDS FROM terrene
ter·rene·ly, adverbWords nearby terrene
Example sentences from the Web for terrene
British Dictionary definitions for terrene
terrene
/ (tɛˈriːn) /
adjective
of or relating to the earth; worldly; mundane
rare
of earth; earthy
noun
a land
a rare word for earth
Derived forms of terrene
terrenely, adverbWord Origin for terrene
C14: from Anglo-Norman, from Latin
terrēnus, from
terra earth