Niobe

[ nahy-oh-bee ]

/ ˈnaɪ oʊˌbi /

noun Classical Mythology.

the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss.

OTHER WORDS FROM Niobe

Ni·o·be·an, adjective

Words nearby Niobe

ninth cranial nerve, Ninth Symphony, Ninurta, Ninus, niobate, Niobe, niobic, niobic acid, Niobid, niobite, niobium

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Example sentences from the Web for Niobe

Before ten o'clock every seat was filled, and in the steep gallery beauty and fashion were banked up, "like Niobe, all tiers."
Phaeton Rogers|Rossiter Johnson
We have seen but one pretty girl (our Niobe of the steamer), since we lost sight of Lombardy.
Pencillings by the Way|N. Parker Willis
Della lowered her beaded lashes over eyes that smarted, and raised her arms like Niobe entreating fate.
Just Around the Corner|Fannie Hurst
Probably the only adult oyster tissue on Niobe is on these islands.
To Choke an Ocean|Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone

(after business of looking at Niobe) What is your definition of Geography?
Niobe, All Smiles|Harry Paulton and Edward A. (Edward Antonio) Paulton

British Dictionary definitions for Niobe

Niobe

/ (ˈnaɪəbɪ) /

noun

Greek myth a daughter of Tantalus, whose children were slain after she boasted of them: although turned into stone, she continued to weep

Derived forms of Niobe

Niobean (naɪˈəʊbɪən), adjective

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

单词	niobe
释义	Niobe [ nahy-oh-bee ] / ˈnaɪ oʊˌbi / noun Classical Mythology. the daughter of Tantalus and wife of Amphion of Thebes. She provoked Apollo and Artemis to vengeance by taunting their mother, Leto, with the number and beauty of her own children; Niobe's children were slain and Zeus turned her into stone, in which state she continued to weep over her loss. OTHER WORDS FROM Niobe Ni·o·be·an, adjective Words nearby Niobe ninth cranial nerve, Ninth Symphony, Ninurta, Ninus, niobate, Niobe, niobic, niobic acid, Niobid, niobite, niobium Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Niobe Before ten o'clock every seat was filled, and in the steep gallery beauty and fashion were banked up, "like Niobe, all tiers." Phaeton Rogers\|Rossiter Johnson We have seen but one pretty girl (our Niobe of the steamer), since we lost sight of Lombardy. Pencillings by the Way\|N. Parker Willis Della lowered her beaded lashes over eyes that smarted, and raised her arms like Niobe entreating fate. Just Around the Corner\|Fannie Hurst Probably the only adult oyster tissue on Niobe is on these islands. To Choke an Ocean\|Jesse F. (Jesse Franklin) Bone (after business of looking at Niobe) What is your definition of Geography? Niobe, All Smiles\|Harry Paulton and Edward A. (Edward Antonio) Paulton British Dictionary definitions for Niobe Niobe / (ˈnaɪəbɪ) / noun Greek myth a daughter of Tantalus, whose children were slain after she boasted of them: although turned into stone, she continued to weep Derived forms of Niobe Niobean (naɪˈəʊbɪən), adjective 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
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