Word a Day
nadir
What does nadir mean?
nadir (noun): the lowest point; time of greatest depression.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use nadir in a sentence?
How do you pronounce nadir?
/ˈneɪdɚ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does nadir come from?
From Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt), composed of نَظِير (naẓīr, “counterpart, corresponding to”) and السَّمْت (as-samt, “the zenith”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “nadir” mean?
a meeting planned at a certain time and place
Not quite: that's what rendezvous means.
activity that transgresses moral or civil law
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the lowest point; time of greatest depression
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an exaggerated expression (usually of praise)
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