earth

earth · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    (The Earth) The planet on which we live.

  2. 2.

    The surface of the world as distinct from the sky or sea.

  3. 3.

    Soil or dirt.

  4. 4.

    (British) An electrical connection to the ground.

  5. 5.

    The substance of the human body.

Forms

plural: earths

Related words

Antonyms: heaven, sky
See also: ground, planet, world
Synonyms: globe, ground, soil, world

Etymology

From Old English eorthe meaning "ground, soil, dry land, country," from Proto-Germanic ertho. Related to German Erde and Dutch aarde. The sense of "the planet" developed from the idea of "the world, the realm of mortals" as opposed to heaven.