Earthbound — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

confined to the earth

lacking wit or imagination

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈɛndoʊdʒən/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɜːθbaʊnd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɜːθbaʊnd/

2 syllables Say it as /ˈɛndoʊdʒən/.

Examples

a pedestrian movie plot

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

prosaic prosy pedestrian

Parts of Speech

adjective	confined to the earth
adjective	lacking wit or imagination “a pedestrian movie plot”

Word Forms

prose	noun	matter of fact, commonplace, or dull expression
prosaicness	noun	commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting
prosiness	noun	commonplaceness as a consequence of being humdrum and not exciting

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

erdgebunden

auf die Erde beschränkt

🇫🇷French

attaché à la terre

confiné à la terre

🇪🇸Spanish

terrestre

confinado a la tierra

🇮🇹Italian

legato alla terra

confinato sulla terra

🇳🇱Dutch

aardgebonden

beperkt tot de aarde

🇵🇹Portuguese

preso à terra

confinado à terra

🇷🇺Russian

привязанный к земле

ограниченный землей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

सांसारिक

पृथ्वी तक ही सीमित

🇧🇩Bengali

আর্থবাউন্ড

পৃথিবীতে সীমাবদ্ধ

🇮🇳Tamil

பூமிக்குரிய

பூமியில் மட்டுப்படுத்தப்பட்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

భూమ్మీద

భూమికే పరిమితమైంది

🇮🇳Marathi

पृथ्वीवरील

पृथ्वीवर मर्यादित

🇮🇳Gujarati

ધરતીબંધ

પૃથ્વી સુધી સીમિત

🇮🇳Kannada

ಭೂಗತ

ಭೂಮಿಗೆ ಸೀಮಿತವಾಗಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഭൗമബന്ധിതം

ഭൂമിയിൽ ഒതുങ്ങി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਧਰਤੀ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਿਆ

ਧਰਤੀ ਤੱਕ ਸੀਮਤ

🇵🇰Urdu

زمینی

زمین تک محدود

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

地球上的

局限于地球

🇯🇵Japanese

地球に縛られた

地球に限定された

🇰🇷Korean

지상의

지구에만 국한된

🇻🇳Vietnamese

ở trên mặt đất

giới hạn trong trái đất

🇹🇭Thai

ติดดิน

ถูกจำกัดอยู่ในแผ่นดิน

🇮🇩Indonesian

terbatas pd bumi

terbatas pada bumi

🇲🇾Malay

terikat bumi

terkurung di bumi

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

راسخ

يقتصر على الأرض

🇮🇷Persian

زمینی

محدود به زمین

🇹🇷Turkish

toprağa bağlı

yeryüzüyle sınırlı

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוֹמְרָנִי

מוגבל לאדמה

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