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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