What does nether mean?
Definitions for nether
ˈnɛð ərnether
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word nether.
Princeton's WordNet
netheradjective
lower
"gnawed his nether lip"
chthonian, chthonic, netheradjective
dwelling beneath the surface of the earth
"nether regions"
nether, underadjective
located below or beneath something else
"nether garments"; "the under parts of a machine"
Wiktionary
nethernoun
Oppression; stress; a withering or stunting influence.
nethernoun
A trouble; a fault or dislocation in a seam of coal.
netherverb
To bring or thrust down; bring or make low; lower; abase; humble.
netherverb
To constrict; straiten; confine; restrict; suppress; lay low; keep under; press in upon; vex; harass; oppress.
nether
To pinch or stunt with cold or hunger; check in growth; shrivel; straiten.
nether
To shrink or huddle, as with cold; be shivery; tremble.
nether
To depreciate; disparage; undervalue.
netheradverb
Down; downward.
netheradverb
Low; low down.
netheradjective
Lower; under.
The disappointed child's nether lip quivered.
netheradjective
Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth's surface.
The nether regions.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
NETHERadjective
It has the form of a comparative, but is never used in expressed, but only in implied comparison; for we see the nether part, but never say this part is nether than that, nor is any positive in use, though it seems comprised in the word beneath.
Etymology: neoðer , Saxon; neder, Dutch.
No man shall take the nether or the upper millstone to pledge; for he taketh a man’s life to pledge. Deut. xxiv. 6.
In his picture are two principal errors, the one in the complexion and hair, the other in the mouth, which commonly they draw with a full and nether great lip. Henry Peacham.
This odious offspring,
Thine own begotten, breaking violent way
Tore through my entrails; that with fear and pain
Distorted, all my nether shape thus grew
Transform’d. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. ii.The upper part thereof was whey,
The nether, orange mix’d with grey. Hudibras, p. i.A beauteous maid above, but magic arts,
With barking dogs deform’d her nether parts. Wentworth Dillon.As if great Atlas from his height
Shou’d sink beneath his heav’nly weight,
And with a mighty flaw, the flaming wall
Shou’d gape immense, and rushing down o’erwhelm this nether ball. Dryden.Two poles turn round the globe;
The first sublime in heaven, the last is whirl’d
Below the regions of the nether world. Dryden.This shews you are above,
You justices, that these our nether crimes,
So speedily can venge. William Shakespeare, King Lear.Numberless were those bad angels, seen
Hov’ring on wing under the cope of hell,
’Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. John Milton.No less desire
To found this nether empire, which might rise,
In emulation, opposite to heav’n. John Milton, Par. Lost.The gods with hate beheld the nether sky,
The ghosts repine. John Dryden, Æn.
ChatGPT
nether
"Nether" is an adjective used to refer to the lower part or regions of something, or what is located beneath or under. It is often seen in geographical terms such as "nether regions" or in old literature. It is also used in the context of the virtual game, Minecraft, where it represents a dangerous otherworldly realm.
Webster Dictionary
Netheradjective
situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part; having a lower position; belonging to the region below; lower; under; -- opposed to upper
Etymology: [OE. nethere, neithere, AS. niera, fr. the adv. nier downward; akin to neoan below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw. nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down. 201. Cf. Beneath.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Nether
neth′ėr, adj. beneath another, lower: infernal.—n. Neth′erlander, an inhabitant of Holland.—adj. Neth′erlandish, Dutch.—n.pl. Neth′erlings, stockings.—adjs. Neth′ermore, lower; Neth′ermost, lowest.—n.pl. Neth′erstocks (Shak.), short stockings or half-hose for the leg, as distinguished from trunk hose for the thigh.—advs. Neth′erward, -s, downward. [A.S. neothera, a comp. adj. due to adv. nither, downward; Ger. nieder, low.]
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Anagrams for nether »
threne
henter
erthen
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of nether in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of nether in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
Examples of nether in a Sentence
There was something awesome in the thought of the solitary mortal standing by the open window and summoning in from the gloom outside the spirits of the nether world.
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- السفلىArabic
- spodníCzech
- NederDanish
- unterirdisch, niederGerman
- κάτωGreek
- netherEsperanto
- subterráneo, de abajo, inferiorSpanish
- نهرPersian
- ala-, maanalainen, alempiFinnish
- inférieur, souterrainFrench
- netherIrish
- निचलेHindi
- alsóHungarian
- ստորերկյա, ստորինArmenian
- lebih rendahIndonesian
- sotterraneo, inferioreItalian
- תַחתִיHebrew
- The word "nether" can be translated to Japanese as "下界" (げかい, gekai) or "下" (した, shita) depending on the context. If you have a specific context in which the word is used, please provide it for a more accurate translation!Japanese
- ನೆದರ್Kannada
- 네더Korean
- nequeLatin
- nederDutch
- netherNorwegian
- dolny, podziemnyPolish
- subterrâneoPortuguese
- sub, subteranRomanian
- нижний, подземныйRussian
- nedreSwedish
- நெத்தர்Tamil
- నెదర్Telugu
- ใต้Thai
- cehennemTurkish
- قریبUrdu
- netherVietnamese
- netherYiddish
- 下地狱Chinese
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