titania

¹

[ tahy-tey-nee-uh ]

noun

1. synthetic rutile, TiO 2 , used as a gem.

Titania

²

[ ti-tey-nee-uh, tahy- ]

noun

1. (in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream ) the wife of Oberon and the queen of fairyland.
2. Astronomy. one of the moons of Uranus.

titania

¹

/ taɪˈteɪnɪə /

noun

1. another name for titanium dioxide

Titania

²

/ tɪˈtɑːnɪə /

noun

1. the largest of the satellites of Uranus and the second furthest from the planet

Titania

³

/ tɪˈtɑːnɪə /

noun

1. (in medieval folklore) the queen of the fairies and wife of Oberon
2. (in classical antiquity) a poetic epithet used variously to characterize Circe, Diana, Latona, or Pyrrha

Word History and Origins

Origin of titania¹

From New Latin, dating back to 1920–25; titanium, -a ⁴

Example Sentences

In the book, Oberon has stolen a baby boy from mortals as a gift for his wife Titania.

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When Titania awakens from her spell she famously says, "Methought I was enamored of an ass."

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Titania herself appears in the transparent robe of silver gauze.

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It looked like Titania's bleaching-ground, and as if all the fairies had hung out their white frocks to dry.

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Think of Beauty and the Beast; think of Titania's strange choice; think me mad.

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A smart angry discussion took place between Oberon and Titania as to which of them was to have the little changeling boy.

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Now you shall be Titania and give us orders and things; and then, when we have finished the wreaths, we'll sing you to sleep.

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