"astral" meaning in English

See astral in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈæstɹəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-astral.ogg Forms: more astral [comparative], most astral [superlative]
Rhymes: -æstɹəl Etymology: From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|astralis}} Late Latin astralis, {{der|en|la|astrum||star}} Latin astrum (“star”), {{der|en|grc|ἄστρον||star}} Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} astral (comparative more astral, superlative most astral)
  1. Relating to or resembling the stars; starry. Synonyms (relating to stars): starly [nonstandard] Translations (relating to or resembling the stars): yjor [masculine] (Albanian), yjore [feminine] (Albanian), نَجْمِيّ (najmiyy) [masculine] (Arabic), نَجْمِيَّة (najmiyya) [feminine] (Arabic), звезден (zvezden) (Bulgarian), astraalinen (Finnish), tähti- (Finnish), astral (French), αστρικός (astrikós) [masculine] (Greek), αστρώος (astróos) [masculine] (Greek), astrale (Italian), жұлдыздық (jūldyzdyq) (Kazakh), жұлдызды (jūldyzdy) (Kazakh), astralis [feminine, masculine] (Latin), اختری (axtari) (Persian), astralny (Polish), gwiezdny (Polish), astral (Portuguese), estelar (Portuguese), astral [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), stelar [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), звёздный (zvjózdnyj) (Russian), astral (Spanish), estelar (Spanish), yulduzli (Uzbek), сулустаах (sulustaaq) (Yakut)
    Sense id: en-astral-en-adj-ohGWbiJh Disambiguation of 'relating to stars': 70 21 9 Disambiguation of 'relating to or resembling the stars': 96 3 1
  2. (biology) Relating to an aster. Categories (topical): Biology
    Sense id: en-astral-en-adj-fxtuI0PH Categories (other): English terms with collocations Topics: biology, natural-sciences
  3. (parapsychology, theosophy, fantasy) Composed of ethereal material or non-physical (sometimes supersensible), and capable of sometimes separating from the physical body (as an astral body) to travel to other places or to other realms of existence (in or via the astral plane). Categories (topical): Fantasy, Parapsychology, Astronomy Translations (relating to a supposed supersensible substance): astraalinen (Finnish), αστρικός (astrikós) [masculine] (Greek), astralny (Polish), astral (Portuguese), астра́льный (astrálʹnyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-astral-en-adj-4ft-fgrU Disambiguation of Astronomy: 13 28 46 12 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 7 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Albanian translations, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Latin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Uzbek translations, Terms with Yakut translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 10 30 54 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 14 74 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 7 entries: 7 15 40 4 7 15 3 3 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 16 46 3 4 18 2 2 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Albanian translations: 15 18 59 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 14 22 57 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 15 18 59 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 16 63 8 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 16 18 61 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 12 25 54 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 17 63 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Kazakh translations: 15 18 59 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 14 17 63 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 15 18 59 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 14 16 63 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 18 30 46 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 15 18 59 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 12 15 67 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 19 64 4 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 15 18 59 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Yakut translations: 13 17 63 7 Topics: fantasy, parapsychology, pseudoscience Disambiguation of 'relating to a supposed supersensible substance': 12 10 78
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: astrologist, astrology, astronomer, astronomical, astronomically, astronomy, astrometry, astrophysics

Noun

IPA: /ˈæstɹəl/ [US] Audio: en-us-astral.ogg Forms: astrals [plural]
Rhymes: -æstɹəl Etymology: From Late Latin astralis, from Latin astrum (“star”), from Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|LL.|astralis}} Late Latin astralis, {{der|en|la|astrum||star}} Latin astrum (“star”), {{der|en|grc|ἄστρον||star}} Ancient Greek ἄστρον (ástron, “star”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} astral (plural astrals)
  1. (parapsychology) A supernatural being from the astral plane. Categories (topical): Parapsychology
    Sense id: en-astral-en-noun-9~IIY7gC Topics: parapsychology, pseudoscience

Inflected forms

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  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: parapsychology, theosophy, fantasy",
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