# Pleiades

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈplaɪ.əˌdiːz/ · frequency rank #59,627

## Definitions
1. The "seven sisters", companions of Artemis and daughters of the Titan Atlas and the sea-nymph Pleione.
2. An open cluster of hot blue stars in the constellation Taurus, and the most easily visible such cluster from Earth.

## Etymology
From Latin Pleiades, from Ancient Greek Πλειάδες (Pleiádes). In the astronomical sense, displaced Old English seofonstierre (literally “the seven stars”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pleiades