planet

noun
/ˈplænɪt/

Any body that orbits the Sun, including the asteroids (as minor planets) and sometimes the moons of those bodies (as satellite planets)

Other meanings

A body which is massive enough to be in hydrostatic equilibrium (generally resulting in being an ellipsoid) but not enough to attain nuclear fusion and, in IAU usage, which directly orbits a star (or multiple star) and dominates the region of its orbit

Synonyms

major planet

A kind of

celestial body

Kinds of planet

inferior planet
gas giant
morning star
outer planet
superior planet
terrestrial planet

Related words

planetal
planetrise
antiplanet
aquaplanet
blanet
deplanetize
gas giant planet
homeplanet
interplanetary
multiplanet
nonplanet
on what planet

Example sentences

“Do you mean the planet or the goddess?”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“One day, humans may live on other planets.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“Deer are the best thing to ever grace this planet.”
Tatoeba · hecko · CC0

Word history

From Ancient Greek "πλανάω" (wander about, stray).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “planet” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.