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- [neth -er]
- /ˈnɛð ər/
- /ˈneð.ər/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [neth -er]
- /ˈnɛð ər/
Definitions of nether word
- adjective nether lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal: the nether regions. 1
- adjective nether lower or under: his nether lip. 1
- noun nether Lower in position. 1
- adjective nether lower 1
- adjective nether Nether means the lower part of a thing or place. 0
- adjective nether placed or situated below, beneath, or underground 0
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Origin of nether
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English nethere, Old English neothera, nithera, derivative of nither down (cognate with German nieder), literally, further down, equivalent to ni- down + -ther comparative suffix
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Parts of speech for Nether
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nether popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
nether usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for nether
adjective nether
- posterior — situated behind or at the rear of; hinder (opposed to anterior).
- rear — the back of something, as distinguished from the front: The porch is at the rear of the house.
- hindmost — furtherest behind or nearest the rear; last.
- hind — situated in the rear or at the back; posterior: the hind legs of an animal.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
adverb nether
- under — beneath and covered by: under a table; under a tree.
preposition nether
- neath — beneath.
- underneath — below the surface or level of; directly or vertically beneath; at or on the bottom of.
noun nether
- inferior — lower in station, rank, degree, or grade (often followed by to): a rank inferior to colonel.
- below — If something is below something else, it is in a lower position.
- beneath — Something that is beneath another thing is under the other thing.
- lower — to cause to descend; let or put down: to lower a flag.
Antonyms for nether
adjective nether
- upper — higher, as in place, position, pitch, or in a scale: the upper stories of a house; the upper register of a singer's voice.
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