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- [land uhv, ov nod]
- /lænd ʌv, ɒv nɒd/
- /lænd əv nɒd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [land uhv, ov nod]
- /lænd ʌv, ɒv nɒd/
Definitions of land of nod words
- noun land of nod the mythical land of sleep. 1
- noun land of nod a region to the east of Eden to which Cain went after he had killed Abel (Genesis 4:14) 0
- noun land of nod an imaginary land of sleep 0
- noun land of nod the country to which Cain journeyed after slaying Abel: Gen. 4:16 0
- noun land of nod the imaginary realm of sleep and dreams 0
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Origin of land of nod
First appearance:
before 1725 One of the 49% newest English words
1725-35; pun on Land of Nod (Gen. 4:16); see nod
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Parts of speech for Land of nod
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land of nod popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 31% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
land of nod usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for land of nod
noun land of nod
- slumber — to sleep, especially lightly; doze; drowse.
- utopia — an imaginary island described in Sir Thomas More's Utopia (1516) as enjoying perfection in law, politics, etc.
- shangri-la — an imaginary paradise on earth, especially a remote and exotic utopia.
- seventh heaven — (especially in Islam and the cabala) the highest heaven, where God and the most exalted angels dwell.
- never-never land — an unreal, imaginary, or ideal state, condition, place, etc.
Antonyms for land of nod
noun land of nod
- real world — the realm of practical or actual experience, as opposed to the abstract, theoretical, or idealized sphere of the classroom, laboratory, etc.: recent college graduates looking for jobs in the real world of rising unemployment.
- wakefulness — unable to sleep; not sleeping; indisposed to sleep: Excitement made the children wakeful.
- consciousness — Your consciousness is your mind and your thoughts.
- awakening — the start of a feeling or awareness in a person
- activity — Activity is a situation in which a lot of things are happening or being done.
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