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Aquarius

Aquarius

5 6.0
A person born between January 20 and February 18
  • noun
  • /əˈkwɛəriəs/
translation icon : Acuario
  • As an Aquarius, he often embraces new ideas and enjoys exploring unconventional beliefs.
  • Age of Aquarius
  • Aquarius January 21
  • Aquarius January

A Taurus and an Aquarius are like the world's worst match.

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Examples

Synonyms

Aquarian
vsAquarius
1 6.8

A person born between January 20 and February 18 under the zodiac sign Aquarius

is the name of the sign itself rather than the adjectival person label
Water Bearer
vsAquarius
8.6

A person born while the sun is in Aquarius, the eleventh zodiac sign

is the standard sign label used for birthdates rather than the symbolic name

Surface Forms

Aquarius singular
Aquarians plural

Morphology

Aquarius = aqua (semi-transparent) = aqua + arius

The element 'aqua' (water) is visible to learners, but the Latin suffix 'arius' is not a productive English morpheme, so the full sense 'pertaining to the water-bearer' is not fully obvious.

Etymology

Aquarius comes from the Latin root aqua meaning 'water' and originally meant a 'water-carrier'. So when we call a person an Aquarius, we are naming their zodiac sign and linking them to the old image of the 'water-bearer'.