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earthbound
earth·bound also earth-bound E0007500 (ûrth′bound′)adj.1. Fastened in or to the soil: earthbound roots.2. a. Attached or confined to the earth or to earthly concerns: an earthbound existence.b. Unimaginative; ordinary.earthbound (ˈɜːθˌbaʊnd) adj1. confined to the earth2. lacking in imagination; pedestrian or dull3. moving or heading towards the earthearth•bound1 (ˈɜrθˌbaʊnd)
adj. 1. firmly set in or attached to the earth. 2. limited to the earth or its surface. 3. having only earthly interests. 4. unimaginative. [1595–1605; see -bound1] earth•bound2 (ˈɜrθˌbaʊnd)
adj. headed for the earth: an earthbound meteor. [1930–35; see -bound2] Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | earthbound - confined to the earthearthly - of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven; "earthly beings"; "believed that our earthly life is all that matters"; "earthly love"; "our earthly home" | | 2. | earthbound - lacking wit or imagination; "a pedestrian movie plot"pedestrian, prosy, prosaicuninteresting - arousing no interest or attention or curiosity or excitement; "a very uninteresting account of her trip" |
earthbound also earth-bound
adjective1. Relating to or characteristic of the earth or of human life on earth:earthen, earthly, earthy, mundane, secular, tellurian, telluric, temporal, terrene, terrestrial, worldly.2. Lacking liveliness, charm, or surprise:arid, aseptic, colorless, drab, dry, dull, flat, flavorless, lackluster, lifeless, lusterless, matter-of-fact, pedestrian, prosaic, spiritless, sterile, stodgy, unimaginative, uninspired.TranslationsAcronymsSeeEBearthbound
Synonyms for earthboundadj relating to or characteristic of the earth or of human life on earthSynonyms- earthen
- earthly
- earthy
- mundane
- secular
- tellurian
- telluric
- temporal
- terrene
- terrestrial
- worldly
adj lacking liveliness, charm, or surpriseSynonyms- arid
- aseptic
- colorless
- drab
- dry
- dull
- flat
- flavorless
- lackluster
- lifeless
- lusterless
- matter-of-fact
- pedestrian
- prosaic
- spiritless
- sterile
- stodgy
- unimaginative
- uninspired
Synonyms for earthboundadj confined to the earthRelated Wordsadj lacking wit or imaginationSynonymsRelated Words |