nepenthe

[ ni-pen-thee ]

/ nɪˈpɛn θi /

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noun

a drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.

anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness, especially of sorrow or trouble.

Origin of nepenthe

First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin nēpenthes, from Greek nēpenthés “herb for soothing,” noun use of neuter of nēpenthḗs “banishing pain,” equivalent to nē- “un-” (negative prefix) + pénth(os) “grief, pain, sorrow” + -ēs adjective suffix

OTHER WORDS FROM nepenthe

ne·pen·the·an, adjective

Words nearby nepenthe

NEPAD, Nepal, Nepalese, Nepali, Nepean, nepenthe, nepenthes, neper, nepeta, neph-, nephanalysis

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Example sentences from the Web for nepenthe

Chesney was silent for a second, gazing at the little transparent amphoræ that held Nepenthe.
Shadows of Flames|Amelie Rives
I drank of the nepenthe cup, and in it my past was washed out and my soul was drowned.'
The Unknown Sea|Clemence Housman
Nepenthe, an imaginary goddess, the allayer of pain and the soother of sorrows, or the impersonation of stern retributive justice.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia|Edited by Rev. James Wood
Nepenthe was an Egyptian drug that dispelled the memory of whatever is sad.
Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern|Edgar Saltus

Nepenthe passed out from the consideration of the world and then came hasheesh, which is from the Indian hemp.
New Tabernacle Sermons|Thomas De Witt Talmage

British Dictionary definitions for nepenthe

nepenthe

/ (nɪˈpɛnθɪ) /

noun

a drug, or the plant providing it, that ancient writers referred to as a means of forgetting grief or trouble

anything that produces sleep, forgetfulness, or pleasurable dreaminess

Derived forms of nepenthe

nepenthean, adjective

Word Origin for nepenthe

C16: via Latin from Greek nēpenthes sedative made from a herb, from nē- not + penthos grief

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单词	nepenthe
释义	nepenthe [ ni-pen-thee ] / nɪˈpɛn θi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR nepenthe ON THESAURUS.COM noun a drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble. anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness, especially of sorrow or trouble. Origin of nepenthe First recorded in 1590–1600; from Latin nēpenthes, from Greek nēpenthés “herb for soothing,” noun use of neuter of nēpenthḗs “banishing pain,” equivalent to nē- “un-” (negative prefix) + pénth(os) “grief, pain, sorrow” + -ēs adjective suffix OTHER WORDS FROM nepenthe ne·pen·the·an, adjective Words nearby nepenthe NEPAD, Nepal, Nepalese, Nepali, Nepean, nepenthe, nepenthes, neper, nepeta, neph-, nephanalysis Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for nepenthe Chesney was silent for a second, gazing at the little transparent amphoræ that held Nepenthe. Shadows of Flames\|Amelie Rives I drank of the nepenthe cup, and in it my past was washed out and my soul was drowned.' The Unknown Sea\|Clemence Housman Nepenthe, an imaginary goddess, the allayer of pain and the soother of sorrows, or the impersonation of stern retributive justice. The Nuttall Encyclopaedia\|Edited by Rev. James Wood Nepenthe was an Egyptian drug that dispelled the memory of whatever is sad. Historia Amoris: A History of Love, Ancient and Modern\|Edgar Saltus Nepenthe passed out from the consideration of the world and then came hasheesh, which is from the Indian hemp. New Tabernacle Sermons\|Thomas De Witt Talmage British Dictionary definitions for nepenthe nepenthe / (nɪˈpɛnθɪ) / noun a drug, or the plant providing it, that ancient writers referred to as a means of forgetting grief or trouble anything that produces sleep, forgetfulness, or pleasurable dreaminess Derived forms of nepenthe nepenthean, adjective Word Origin for nepenthe C16: via Latin from Greek nēpenthes sedative made from a herb, from nē- not + penthos grief Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to nepenthe anesthetic, opium, painkiller, dope, sedative, opiate, tranquilizer, heroin, merchandise, hard drug, junk, fix, hypnotic, soporific, stuff, analgesic, anodyne, downer, lenitive, laudanum
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nepenthe

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Example sentences from the Web for nepenthe

British Dictionary definitions for nepenthe

noun

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