Home › Words › A › apiarianapiarian/eɪpɪˈɛəɹɪən/apiarian means pertaining to bees or beekeeping.apiarian is pronounced /eɪpɪˈɛəɹɪən/.EtymologyFirst attested as an adjective in 1801 and as a noun in 1858; formed by suffixing either English apiary or its etymon, Latin apiārium, with English -an.adjPertaining to bees or beekeeping.nounAn apiarist; a beekeeper.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.apiaristic 90% match — Of or pertaining to beekeeping or beekeepers. vs apiarian →apiarial 83% match — Of or relating to an apiary. vs apiarian →apicultural 82% match — Relating to beekeeping. vs apiarian →beely 80% match — Of, relating to or pertaining to bees; apian. vs apiarian →apian 76% match — Relating to bees. vs apiarian →apiary 75% match — A place where bees and their hives are kept. vs apiarian →apiculturalist 75% match — A beekeeper. vs apiarian →apoidean 75% match — Relating to bees of the superfamily Apoidea. vs apiarian →