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Beyond its romance, 'Titanic' offers an indelibly wrenching story of blind arrogance and its terrible consequences. It's the rare Hollywood adventure film that brings mythic images of tragedy - the fall of Icarus, the ruin of Ozymandias - so easily to mind.
Janet Maslin

Meaning of "Icarus" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ICARUS

Icarus  [ˈɪkərəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ICARUS

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preposition
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determiner
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Icarus is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ICARUS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Icarus

Icarus

In Greek mythology, Icarus is the son of the master craftsman Daedalus. Often depicted in art, Icarus and his father attempt to escape from Crete by means of wings that his father constructed from feathers and wax. Icarus' father warns him first of complacency and then of hubris, asking that he fly neither too low nor too high, because the sea's dampness would clog or the sun's heat would melt his wings. Icarus ignored instructions not to fly too close to the sun, and the melting wax caused him to fall into the sea where he drowned. This tragic theme of failed ambition contains similarities to that of Phaëthon. The Lament for Icarus by H. J. Draper Icarus's father Daedalus, a talented and remarkable Athenian craftsman, built the Labyrinth for King Minos of Crete near his palace at Knossos to imprison the Minotaur, a half-man, half-bull monster born of his wife and the Cretan bull. Minos imprisoned Daedalus himself in the labyrinth because he gave Minos' daughter, Ariadne, a clew in order to help Theseus, the enemy of Minos, to survive the Labyrinth and defeat the Minotaur. Daedalus fashioned two pairs of wings out of wax and feathers for himself and his son.

Definition of Icarus in the English dictionary

The definition of Icarus in the dictionary is the son of Daedalus, with whom he escaped from Crete, flying with wings made of wax and feathers. Heedless of his father's warning he flew too near the sun, causing the wax to melt, and fell into the Aegean and drowned.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ICARUS


acarus
ˈækərəs
adventurous
ədˈvɛntʃərəs
cankerous
ˈkæŋkərəs
cantankerous
kænˈtæŋkərəs
Carreras
kəˈrɛərəs
chancrous
ˈʃæŋkərəs
dangerous
ˈdeɪndʒərəs
decorous
ˈdɛkərəs
generous
ˈdʒɛnərəs
glamorous
ˈɡlæmərəs
glamourous
ˈɡlæmərəs
Honduras
hɒnˈdjʊərəs
humorous
ˈhjuːmərəs
ichorous
ˈaɪkərəs
indecorous
ɪnˈdɛkərəs
numerous
ˈnjuːmərəs
ocherous
ˈəʊkərəs
rancorous
ˈræŋkərəs
rigorous
ˈrɪɡərəs
vigorous
ˈvɪɡərəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ICARUS

IBRD
ibrik
IBS
Ibsen
ibuprofen
IC
ICA
ICANN
ICAO
Icaria
Icarian
Icarian Sea
ICBM
ICC
ice
ice age
ice axe
ice bag
ice beer
Ice Blacks

WORDS THAT END LIKE ICARUS

antivirus
Belarus
cantharus
chorus
cirrus
citrus
Cyprus
Cyrus
Glarus
Horus
human immunodeficiency virus
Pandarus
phosphorus
sarus
Tartarus
Taurus
thesaurus
uterus
varus
virus

Synonyms and antonyms of Icarus in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Icarus» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ICARUS

Find out the translation of Icarus to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Icarus from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Icarus» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

伊卡洛斯
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Icarus
570 millions of speakers

English

Icarus
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Icarus
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ايكاروس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Икар
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Icarus
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ইকারুস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Icare
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Icarus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Icarus
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

イカルス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

이카루스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Icarus
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Icarus
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இக்காரஸ்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

आयकरस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Icarus
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Icarus
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Icarus
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Ікар
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Icarus
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Ίκαρος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Icarus
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Icarus
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Icarus
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Icarus

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ICARUS»

The term «Icarus» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.826 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ICARUS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Icarus

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3 QUOTES WITH «ICARUS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Icarus.
1
Janet Maslin
Beyond its romance, 'Titanic' offers an indelibly wrenching story of blind arrogance and its terrible consequences. It's the rare Hollywood adventure film that brings mythic images of tragedy - the fall of Icarus, the ruin of Ozymandias - so easily to mind.
2
Helen Oyeyemi
The way 'The Icarus Girl' came about was by me just basically bragging it with a literary agent and telling him I'd written 150 pages when I'd only written 20. And I think it was when the agent e-mailed me back right the very next day after sending him the 20 pages and asking to see the other 130.
3
Daniel H. Wilson
'Robopocalypse' joins a proud tradition of techno-apocalyptic tales, stretching from high-flying Icarus, to Frankenstein's monster, and to many a giant radioactive creature who has crashed the streets of Tokyo. And then, of course, there's the Terminator.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ICARUS»

Discover the use of Icarus in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Icarus and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Icarus Deception: How High Will You Fly?
In Seth Godin’s most inspiring book, he challenges readers to find the courage to treat their work as a form of art Everyone knows that Icarus’s father made him wings and told him not to fly too close to the sun; he ignored the warning ...
Seth Godin, 2012
2
Icarus at the Edge of Time
The beauty of the book lies in the images, provided by NASA and the Hubble Space telescope, and printed on board rather than paper.
Brian Greene, 2008
3
Icarus
He comes to her in dreams, when she is most vulnerable to his stirring touches and burning kisses.
Sherri L. King, 2010
4
Icarus
When Icarus's father is imprisoned, he invents a way for him and Icarus to escape. Find out how in this brilliantly illustrated Greek myth. Pink level for your fluent reader.
Dan Mishkin, 2008
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The Icarus Syndrome: A History of American Hubris
In The Icarus Syndrome, Peter Beinart tells a tale as old as the Greeks - a story about the seductions of success.
Peter Beinart, 2010
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The Flight of Icarus
The Flight of Icarus is Raymond Queneau's only novel written in the form of a play: seventy-four short scenes, complete with stage directions.
Raymond Queneau, 1973
7
Icarus: A Thriller
Following up the success of Gideon, Icarus is a truly Hitchcockian thriller of an innocent man pursued by an almost unimaginable and unstoppable danger.
Russell Andrews, 2012
8
Deus Ex: Icarus Effect
From the Trade Paperback edition.
James Swallow, 2011
9
Icarus
A story packed with action and adventure, yet mercifully free of car chases, angry policemen, murderous mercenaries and gun fights - indeed no gun or knife is drawn in anger from one end of the book to the other.
Alberto Vázquez-Figueroa
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Being Icarus
DescriptionProlific artist and author Maureen Oliver brings us her autobiography. This is the story of Maureen's activism, her fight against mental illness, the travels, the traumas and the ups and downs of this extraordinary life.
Maureen Oliver, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ICARUS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Icarus is used in the context of the following news items.
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Icarus 3.0 - The Solar Powered Anti-Poaching Drone - Energy Matters
A 3D printed solar powered drone may play an important role in the battle against poaching. Project Icarus is a solar UAV (Unmanned Aerial ... «Energy Matters, Jul 15»
2
Interview: Alex Zimich - Director of Sci-fi Horror Game Derelict …
AZ: The Wings of Icarus, a terraformer and colonization ship with its own science bay, is colonizing the planet below. It has all the tools required ... «Dread Central, Jul 15»
3
That Solar Plane Fried Its Batteries, But It's Not Done Yet | WIRED
You know, Icarus was the first pioneer. Pilot Bertrand Piccard. No one spends more than a decade preparing for a flight like this without ... «Wired, Jul 15»
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Missed a Kickstarter? This week's Humble Bundle has you covered …
The latest Humble Weekly Bundle offers a number of corwdfunded games. Pay what you want for Guns of Icarus Online, AR-K and Full Bore. «VG247, Jul 15»
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Cirque's 'Varekai' features aerial feats and comic relief - Arts - The …
In the myth of Icarus, the boy flies too close to the sun; his wax wings melt, and he falls into the sea. In Cirque du Soleil's “Varekai,” the Icarus ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»
6
Joseph Coelho's top 10 new poetry books every child must read …
... prose pieces inspired by myths and monsters that will get young people familiar with the great iconic myths such as Icarus and Pandora's Box ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
7
Stuff to do in D.C., Maryland and Virginia from July 16-22 - The …
... mixes up the formula, implementing an elaborate plotline involving a magic forest, a dormant volcano and the ancient prophecy of Icarus. «Washington Post, Jul 15»
8
411MANIA | 100 Percent Fordified: CHIKARA Sword of Destiny
'Mr. Touchdown' Mark Angelosetti is in Icarus and Lovelace's corner. Condron is angered by Icarus calling him snowflake. Icarus and Calhoun ... «411mania.com, Jul 15»
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CPCC to offer class on operating drones | The Charlotte Observer …
... Partners; Mike Ouimet, senior partner, Academy of Unmanned Vehicles; and William Pedersen, president and CWO, The Icarus Group. «Charlotte Observer, Jul 15»
10
Icarus Takes Flight
Icarus is a group that started out in January, 2013 and has been working to provide a platform for young talents in art, animation, concept etc. «The Daily Star, Jul 15»

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