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Aphrodite¹

  • /æfɹəˈdaɪti/ US
  • /æfɹoʊˈdaɪti/ US

Rhymes with -aɪti

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Ancient Greek Ἀφροδίτη (Aphrodítē) (see it for more).

proper noun Aphrodité

  1. Greek The goddess of beauty and love, born when Cronus castrated his father, Uranus, and threw his genitalia into the sea. In the "Iliad", Aphrodite is represented as the daughter of Zeus and Dione, the goddess of moisture, who, as the wife of the god of heaven, was held in high esteem among the old Pelasgians.
  2. A female given name from Ancient Greek. Aphrodite Jones is an American author and TV producer.

noun Aphrodites · Aphrodité

  1. Synonym of Aphrodite Giant (“breed of cat”).

    Similar: Aphrodite Giant

aphrodite²

  • /ˈæ.fɹəʊ.daɪt/

Where it comes from

From stem of Ancient Greek ἀφρός (aphrós, “sea foam, froth”) (for its supposed resemblance) + -ite. This coining matches not only the name of the goddess, but also the popular folk etymology for her by the Ancient Greeks.

noun afrodite

  1. uncountable A soft and earthy mineral of a white or yellowish color, and with a waxy lustre, found at Langbanshytta in Sweden. It is a hydrated silicate of magnesia, and resembles meerschaum.

    Similar: stevensite

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name Greek goddess

EspañolAfrodita
한국어아프로디테 Apeurodite
日本語アプロディーテー apurodīte
中文阿佛羅狄忒 /阿佛罗狄忒 Āfóluódítè, 阿佛洛狄忒 Āfóluòdítè
हिन्दीऐफ़्रोडाइटी aifroḍāiṭī
PortuguêsAfrodite
FrançaisAphrodite
DeutschAphrodite
ItalianoAfrodite
ΕλληνικάΑφροδίτη Afrodíti
РусскийАфроди́та Afrodíta
العربيةأَفْرُودِيت ʔafrūdīt
עבריתאַפְרוֹדִיטִי Afrodíti

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@misc{aphrodite_2026,
  title = {aphrodite},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/aphrodite},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}