Dorian.
Of or relating to the Dorians.
Meaning & usage
Of or relating to the Dorians.
Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively men as romantic or sexual partners; male counterpart of lesbian.
Of or relating to the oceanid Doris in Greek mythology.
Of or relating to the asteroid (48) Doris.
Where this word comes from
Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).
A member of the Dorians.
Where this word comes from
Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).
A male given name from Ancient Greek, famously used by Oscar Wilde in his novel The Picture of Dorian Gray (1891).
A female given name.
Where this word comes from
Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).
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