nether world

neth·er world

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [neth -er wurld]
- /ˈnɛð ər wɜrld/
- /ˈneð.ər wɜːld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [neth -er wurld]
- /ˈnɛð ər wɜrld/

Definitions of nether world words

noun nether world the infernal regions; hell. 1
noun nether world the afterworld, or the hereafter. 1
noun nether world the world after death; the underworld 0
noun nether world hell 0
noun nether world a criminal underworld 0

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Origin of nether world

First appearance:

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1630-40

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Parts of speech for Nether world

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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nether world popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 67% 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.

nether world usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for nether world

noun nether world

abaddon — the Devil (Revelation 9:11)
gehenna — the valley of Hinnom, near Jerusalem, where propitiatory sacrifices were made to Moloch. II Kings 23:10.
hades — Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
lower world — Classical Mythology. the regions of the dead, conceived of as lying beneath the surface of the earth; Hades; the underworld.

All 5 Synonyms of nether world