Pleiades

plural noun

Ple·​ia·​des ˈplē-ə-ˌdēz 

ˈplā-,

chiefly British

ˈplī- 

1

: the seven daughters of Atlas turned into a group of stars in Greek mythology

2

: a conspicuous cluster of stars in the constellation Taurus that includes six stars in the form of a very small dipper

Examples of Pleiades in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And The Pleiades When: 45 minutes after sunset on Thursday, May 1 and Friday, May 2, 2025 Where: west Following the memorable appearance of NEOWISE in 2020 and A3 Tsuchinshan-ATLAS late last year, enter C/2025 F2 (SWAN). —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025

Bring binoculars again because the moon will be slender, and, besides, the Pleiades look spectacular with a bit of magnification. —Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025

Another Reddit user suggested the satellite could be a Chinese Earth-imaging spacecraft named Ziyuan 3-02, which was flying in the same area as the Pleiades satellite at the time. —ArsTechnica, 15 Apr. 2025

McDowell says this is because the Airbus Pleiades satellite likely snapped the photo using different spectral bands. —Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 14 Apr. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for Pleiades

• abcs
• absentees
• addressees
• adoptees
• allottees
• amputees
• antifreeze
• appellees
• appointees
• arrestees
• artistes
• assamese

Kids Definition

Pleiades

plural noun

Ple·​ia·​des ˈplē-ə-ˌdēz 

: a loose cluster of stars in Taurus that is easily seen by a person with average sight