Letheanadj.

Brit.

/ˈliːθɪən/,

/lᵻˈθiːən/, U.S.

/ˈliθiən/,

/ləˈθiən/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s Lethæan.

Etymology: < Latin Lēthaeus ( < Greek ληθαῖος , < λήθη Lethe n.) + -an suffix.

a. Pertaining to the river Lethe; hence, pertaining to or causing oblivion or forgetfulness of the past.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > [adjective] > causing forgetfulness

forgetful1557

lethy1613

Lethieda1616

Lethean1650

oblivial1721

amnestic1879

antimnemonic-

1650 J. Howell Addit. Lett. vi. 10 in Epistolæ Ho-elianæ (ed. 2) I did not think Suffolk waters had such a lethæan quality in them.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 604 They ferry over this Lethean Sound.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 146 Nine Mornings thence, Lethean Poppy bring.

1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 475 The craftsman there [i.e. at the tavern] Takes a Lethean leave of all his toil.

a1849 E. A. Poe Ulalume in Poems v The Lethean peace of the skies.

1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xliii. 66 If Death so taste Lethean springs.

1888 A. S. Wilson Lyric of Hopeless Love lv. 178 No murmured Lethean lullaby.

b. (See quot. 1670; as if from Latin lēt(h)um death.)

ΚΠ

1670 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 3) Lethean,..deadly, mortal, pestiferous.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lethean
释义	Letheanadj. Brit. /ˈliːθɪən/, /lᵻˈθiːən/, U.S. /ˈliθiən/, /ləˈθiən/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s Lethæan. Etymology: < Latin Lēthaeus ( < Greek ληθαῖος , < λήθη Lethe n.) + -an suffix. a. Pertaining to the river Lethe; hence, pertaining to or causing oblivion or forgetfulness of the past. ΘΚΠ the mind > mental capacity > memory > faulty recollection > [adjective] > causing forgetfulness forgetful1557 lethy1613 Lethieda1616 Lethean1650 oblivial1721 amnestic1879 antimnemonic- 1650 J. Howell Addit. Lett. vi. 10 in Epistolæ Ho-elianæ (ed. 2) I did not think Suffolk waters had such a lethæan quality in them. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost ii. 604 They ferry over this Lethean Sound. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 146 Nine Mornings thence, Lethean Poppy bring. View more context for this quotation 1785 W. Cowper Task iv. 475 The craftsman there [i.e. at the tavern] Takes a Lethean leave of all his toil. a1849 E. A. Poe Ulalume in Poems v The Lethean peace of the skies. 1850 Ld. Tennyson In Memoriam xliii. 66 If Death so taste Lethean springs. View more context for this quotation 1888 A. S. Wilson Lyric of Hopeless Love lv. 178 No murmured Lethean lullaby. b. (See quot. 1670; as if from Latin lēt(h)um death.) ΚΠ 1670 T. Blount Glossographia (ed. 3) Lethean,..deadly, mortal, pestiferous. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1650
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