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Synonyms for nether

Grammar : Noun
Spell : neth -er
Phonetic Transcription : ˈnɛð ər

Définition of nether

Origin :
  • Old English niþera, neoþera "down, downwards, below, beneath," from Proto-Germanic *nitheraz (cf. Old Saxon nithar, Old Norse niðr, Old Frisian nither, Dutch neder, German nieder), from comparative of PIE *ni- "down, below" (cf. Sanskrit ni "down," nitaram "downward," Greek neiothen "from below," Old Church Slavonic nizu "low, down"). Has been replaced in most senses by lower (adj.).
  • noun inferior
Example sentences :
  • Now, attention, friend, and let your ears work as well as your nether jaw.
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Robin Hood looked up and he looked down, biting his nether lip.
  • Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
  • There are in all ten princes of the nether world, of whom the fifth is the highest and most feared.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • First he went to the Nether World, where the shades of the departed dwell.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • In heaven, on earth and in the Nether World only the gospel of Buddha has no limits.
  • Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various
  • All this time, too, I was between the nether and the upper mill-stone.
  • Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine
  • We got wet, scratched, and plastered with mire all over our nether garments.
  • Extract from : « Chance » by Joseph Conrad
  • Lady Sarah told her that her heart in that matter was as hard as a nether millstone.
  • Extract from : « Is He Popenjoy? » by Anthony Trollope
  • No generous St. George of faith can reach the nether den where it lurks.
  • Extract from : « Two Days' Solitary Imprisonment » by Edward Bellamy
  • She bit her nether lip in annoyance at a courtier so ill-prepared for their adventure.
  • Extract from : « Gilian The Dreamer » by Neil Munro

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