terrene
1 of 2adjective
ter·rene te-ˈrēn 
tə-;
ˈter-ˌēn
: mundane, earthly
terrene
2 of 2noun
: earth, terrain
Synonyms
Adjective
- carnal
- earthborn
- earthbound
- earthly
- fleshly
- material
- mundane
- sublunary
- temporal
- terrestrial
- worldly
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Example Sentences
Adjective in the expenditure of his psychic energies, he strives to strike a balance between the celestial and the terrene
Word History
Etymology
Adjective
Middle English, from Anglo-French terreine, terrin, Latin terrenus of earth, from terra earth
First Known Use
Adjective
14th century, in the meaning defined above
Noun
1667, in the meaning defined above
terrenes
noun
as in lands
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- lands
- landforms
- terranes
- geomorphologies
- landscapes
- chorographies
- ground
- geographies
- topographies
- terrains
- sceneries