netherworld

nether world

N n

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- /-ɚ.wɝːld/
- /ˈneð.ə.wɜːld/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- /-ɚ.wɝːld/

Definitions of netherworld word

noun netherworld the infernal regions; hell. 1
noun netherworld the afterworld, or the hereafter. 1
noun netherworld The underworld of the dead; hell. 1
singular noun netherworld If you refer to a place as a netherworld, you mean that it is dangerous and full of poor people and criminals. 0
noun netherworld the world of the dead; Hades; the lower depths of society 0
noun netherworld the world of the dead or of punishment after death; hell 0

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Origin of netherworld

First appearance:

before 1630

One of the 42% oldest English words

First recorded in 1630-40

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Parts of speech for Netherworld

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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netherworld 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.

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Synonyms for netherworld

noun netherworld

hell — the place or state of punishment of the wicked after death; the abode of evil and condemned spirits; Gehenna or Tartarus.
purgatory — (in the belief of Roman Catholics and others) a condition or place in which the souls of those dying penitent are purified from venial sins, or undergo the temporal punishment that, after the guilt of mortal sin has been remitted, still remains to be endured by the sinner.
hades — Geology. the angle between a fault plane and the vertical, measured perpendicular to the strike of the fault; complement of the dip.
blazes — (intensifier)
hellfire — the fire of hell.

All 7 Synonyms of netherworld