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solar¹
- /ˈsəʊ.lə/ UK
- /ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Late Middle English solar, from Latin sōlāris, from sōl (“sun”), from Proto-Indo-European *sóh₂wl̥ (“sun”).
adjective
- Of or pertaining to the sun; proceeding from the sun. solar light
- Born under the predominant influence of the sun. and proud beside, as solar people are
- Measured by the progress or revolution of the sun in the ecliptic; as, the solar year.
- Produced by the action of the sun, or peculiarly affected by its influence. They denominate some herbs solar, and some lunar.
- Employing solar power. a solar furnace
Similar: sunly
noun solars
- Ellipsis of solar energy He’s a player in robots and solar, cryptocurrency and climate, brain-computer implants to stave off the menace of artificial intelligence and underground tunnels to move people and freight at super speeds.
- A fictional currency.
solar²
- /ˈsəʊ.lə/ UK
- /ˈsoʊ.ləɹ/ US
Rhymes with -əʊlə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English solar, soler; from a conflation of Old English soler, solere (“raised platform; loft, upper room, upper part of a house, soler”), from Latin sōlārium; and Old English solor, salor (“residence, dwelling; hall; palace”), from Proto-West Germanic *salaʀ, from Proto-Germanic *salaz, *salą (“house, room, hall”). More at sale.
noun solars
- A loft or upper chamber forming the private accommodation of the head of the household in a medieval hall; a garret room.
Solar³
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, Sol + -ar.
adjective
- Alternative letter-case form of solar (“pertaining to the Sun (the star Sol)”). We have not yet the instruments that we want for that work, but I have asked for a Solar spectrograph, and I am already in the preliminary talkings to order a spectroheliograph […]
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: sunlight, sun, heliacal, photovoltaic, solar-powered, sunshine, sunscreen, heating, soil, renewable, incoming, willow, sol, vacant, solari, cité
adjective
Similar: sunly
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Talk about this word "solar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/solar. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. solar. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/solar "solar." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/solar.Cite this
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title = {solar},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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