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- [nir-vah-nuh, -van-uh, ner-]
- /nɪrˈvɑ nə, -ˈvæn ə, nər-/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [nir-vah-nuh, -van-uh, ner-]
- /nɪrˈvɑ nə, -ˈvæn ə, nər-/
Definitions of nirvanic word
- noun nirvanic (often initial capital letter). Pali nibbana. Buddhism. freedom from the endless cycle of personal reincarnations, with their consequent suffering, as a result of the extinction of individual passion, hatred, and delusion: attained by the Arhat as his goal but postponed by the Bodhisattva. 1
- noun nirvanic (often initial capital letter) Hinduism. salvation through the union of Atman with Brahma; moksha. 1
- noun nirvanic a place or state characterized by freedom from or oblivion to pain, worry, and the external world. 1
- noun nirvanic Pertaining to nirvana; heavenly. 1
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Origin of nirvanic
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40, nirvana is from the Sanskrit word nirvāṇa
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Parts of speech for Nirvanic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
nirvanic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
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adjective nirvanic
- careless — If you are careless, you do not pay enough attention to what you are doing, and so you make mistakes, or cause harm or damage.
- distracted — Obsolete. distracted.
- inattentive — not attentive; negligent.
- sloppy — muddy, slushy, or very wet: The field was a sloppy mess after the rain.
- unmindful — not mindful; unaware; heedless; forgetful; careless; neglectful: unmindful of obligations.
Antonyms for nirvanic
adjective nirvanic
- attentive — If you are attentive, you are paying close attention to what is being said or done.
- mindful — attentive, aware, or careful (usually followed by of): mindful of one's responsibilities.
- recalling — to bring back from memory; recollect; remember: Can you recall what she said?
- remembering — to recall to the mind by an act or effort of memory; think of again: I'll try to remember the exact date.
- retentive — tending or serving to retain something.
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