Aries

[ air-eez, -ee-eez ]

noun

, genitive A·ri·e·tis [uh, -, rahy, -i-tis].

1. Astronomy. the Ram, a zodiacal constellation between Pisces and Taurus.
2. Astrology.
   1. the first sign of the zodiac: the cardinal fire sign.
   2. a person born under this sign, usually between March 21st and April 19th.

Aries

/ ˈɛəriːz /

noun

1. astronomy a small zodiacal constellation in the N hemisphere lying between Taurus and Pisces on the ecliptic and having a second-magnitude star
2. astrology
   1. Also calledthe Ram the first sign of the zodiac, symbol ♈, having a cardinal fire classification, ruled by the planet Mars. The sun is in this sign between about March 21 and April 19
   2. a person born during the period when the sun is in this sign

adjective

1. astrology born under or characteristic of Aries

Aries

/ âr′ēz /

1. A constellation in the Northern Hemisphere near Taurus and Pisces. Aries (the Ram) is the first sign of the zodiac.

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aries¹

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin: ram

Word History and Origins

Origin of Aries¹

C14: from Latin: ram

Example Sentences

The singer's father, Geoff, is currently in Buenos Aries, waiting for his son's body to be released and returned to the UK.

From BBC

Seventeen Indian crew members of the MSC Aries, a commercial ship with links to Israel, were stuck when Iranian troops seized the vessel in April.

From BBC

“I’m a triple Aries,” she says with pride, sensing that it might startle me.

From Los Angeles Times

Iranian forces seized the Portuguese-flagged ship, the MSC Aries, as tensions between Iran and Israel were rising.

From New York Times

Iran also routinely operates military vessels in the Arabian Sea and just seized the Portuguese-flagged MSC Aries and its crew just before its unprecedented drone-and-missile attack on Israel on April 13.

From Seattle Times