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