Definition of Pisces in English:
Pisces
proper nounˈpɪskiːzˈpʌɪsiːz
1Astronomy
A large constellation (the Fish or Fishes), said to represent a pair of fish tied together by their tails.
- 1.1as genitive Piscium /ˈpʌɪsɪəm, ˈpɪsɪəm/ Used with preceding letter or numeral to designate a star in the constellation Pisces.
2Astrology
The twelfth sign of the zodiac, which the sun enters about 20 February.
- 2.1a Pisces A person born when the sun is in the sign of Pisces.
Example sentencesExamples
- People who doubt that anyone in this world really cares should meet a Pisces.
- I'm a Pisces, I'm astrologically predisposed to root for the underdog!
- As a Pisces, your planetary ruler is Neptune, god of the oceans.
- Note that in traditional astrology Pisces is ruled by Jupiter, Aquarius by Saturn and Scorpio by Mars.
- For instance, people often think that fire puts out water, and so would assume that a Leo would not gel well with a Pisces, for instance.
Origin
Latin, plural of piscis 'fish'.
Rhymes
Anchises, Cambyses, cicatrices, crises