aquatic

/əˈkwɑɾɪk/

/əˈkwɑtɪk/

Other forms: aquatics; aquatically

If it has to do with water, it's aquatic. If you prefer your volleyball net in a pool, it sounds like you're into aquatic sports.

The word aquatic comes from the Latin word aqua, which means water. The adjective also describes something that takes place in water. If you are on a swimming or diving team, you can say you are into aquatic sports, which may take place at an aquatic center. If you visit an aquatic garden, you'll see plants that thrive in water like water lilies and lotus flowers.

Definitions of aquatic

1. adjective

   operating or living or growing in water
   “boats are aquatic vehicles”

   “water lilies are aquatic plants”

   “fish are aquatic animals”

   synonyms:

   marine

   native to or inhabiting the sea

   subaquatic, subaqueous, submerged, submersed, underwater

   growing, living, or remaining under water

   antonyms:

   terrestrial

   operating or living or growing on land

   amphibious

   operating or living on land and in water

   onshore

   on the edge of the land

   overland

   traveling or passing over land

   amphibiotic

   having a life cycle in which early stages are lived in water and later stages are lived primarily or partially on land
2. adjective

   relating to or consisting of or being in water
   “an aquatic environment”
3. noun

   a plant that lives in or on water
   type of:

   flora, plant, plant life

   (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion