nepenthean
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nepenthean — adjective see nepenthe … New Collegiate Dictionary
nepenthean — ne·pen·the·an … English syllables
nepenthean — adjective see nepenthe * * * nepenˈthean adjective • • • Main Entry: ↑nepenthe … Useful english dictionary
nepenthe — nepenthean, adj. /ni pen thee/, n. 1. a drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble. 2. anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness, esp. of… … Universalium
nepenthe — noun Etymology: Latin nepenthes, from Greek nēpenthes, neuter of nēpenthēs banishing pain and sorrow, from nē not + penthos grief, sorrow; akin to Greek pathos suffering more at no, pathos Date: 1577 1. a potion used by the ancients to induce… … New Collegiate Dictionary
oblivion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Forgetfulness Nouns oblivion, obliviousness, forgetfulness, obliteration (of the past); insensibility; failure, loss, or lapse of memory, amnesia, memory hole; waters of Lethe or oblivion, nepenthe;… … English dictionary for students
nepenthe — /nəˈpɛnθi/ (say nuh penthee) noun 1. a drug or draught (or the plant yielding it) mentioned by ancient writers as capable of bringing forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble: *There is nothing but what will do you good; / and the drugs are simples;… …
nepenthe — [ni pen′thēz΄nē pen′thē, nipen′thē] n. [L nepenthes < Gr nepenthēs, removing sorrow < ne , not (see NO1) + penthos, sorrow, grief < IE base * kwenth , to suffer, bear > OIr cessaim, (I) suffer] 1. a drug supposed by the ancient Greeks … English World dictionary
