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Dorian¹
- /ˈdɔːɹiən/
Where it comes from
Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).
adjective more Dorian · most Dorian
- Of or relating to the Dorians.
- Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively men as romantic or sexual partners; male counterpart of lesbian. while the [Dorian] love of males for males in Greece obtained moralisation, and reached the high position of a recognised social function, the [Lesbian] love of female for female remained undeveloped and unhonoured
- Of or relating to the oceanid Doris in Greek mythology.
- Of or relating to the asteroid (48) Doris.
noun Dorians
- A member of the Dorians.
proper noun
- 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.
dorian²
noun dorians
- Obsolete spelling of durian
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: hypo, loony, crazy, doric, dionean, protodoric, dionysian, dorical, delian, dionysiac, odrysian, dromic, daphnian, dromical, daphnean, dyonic
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Talk about this word "dorian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/dorian. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. dorian. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/dorian "dorian." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/dorian.Cite this
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title = {dorian},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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