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You don't need to know this - but here goes: due to some acquired infantilism, I feel compelled to fall asleep listening to the radio. On a good night, I'll push the frail barque of my psyche off into the waters of Lethe accompanied by the midnight newsreader - on a bad one, it's the shipping forecast.
Will Self

Meaning of "Lethe" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LETHE

Via Latin from Greek, from lēthē oblivion.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LETHE

Lethe  [ˈliːθɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LETHE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lethe is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LETHE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Lethe

Lethe

In Greek mythology, Lethe was one of the five rivers of Hades. Also known as the Ameles potamos, the Lethe flowed around the cave of Hypnos and through the Underworld, where all those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness. Lethe was also the name of the Greek spirit of forgetfulness and oblivion, with whom the river was often identified. In Classical Greek, the word lethe literally means "oblivion", "forgetfulness", or "concealment". It is related to the Greek word for "truth", aletheia, which through the privative alpha literally means "un-forgetfulness" or "un-concealment".

Definition of Lethe in the English dictionary

The definition of Lethe in the dictionary is a river in Hades that caused forgetfulness in those who drank its waters. Other definition of Lethe is forgetfulness.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LETHE


couthie
ˈkuːθɪ
couthy
ˈkuːθɪ
earthy
ˈɜːθɪ
heathy
ˈhiːθɪ
lathy
ˈlɑːθɪ
McCarthy
məˈkɑːθɪ
sheathy
ˈʃiːθɪ
swathy
ˈswɔːθɪ
toothy
ˈtuːθɪ
truthy
ˈtruːθɪ
unseaworthy
ʌnˈsiːwɜːθɪ
wreathy
ˈriːθɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LETHE

Lethbridge
Lethean
lethee
lethied
lethiferous
Leto
LETS
Lett

WORDS THAT END LIKE LETHE

absinthe
all the
bathe
Bethe
breathe
clothe
Drenthe
ethe
Goethe
lathe
loathe
none the
quethe
Sarthe
scythe
seethe
soothe
teethe
the
tithe

Synonyms and antonyms of Lethe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «Lethe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LETHE

Find out the translation of Lethe to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Lethe from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Lethe» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

忘川
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Leteo
570 millions of speakers

English

Lethe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लीटी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

نهر النسيان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Лета
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Lethe
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিস্মৃতি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Léthé
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lethe
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Lethe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

レーテ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

레테
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lethe
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sông mê ở âm phủ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

குழப்ப நிலை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

चला
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Unutkanlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Lethe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Lethe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

літа
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Lethe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

Λήθη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Lethe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Lethe
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Lethe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Lethe

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LETHE»

The term «Lethe» is regularly used and occupies the 94.400 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LETHE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «Lethe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «Lethe» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Lethe

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QUOTES WITH «LETHE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word Lethe.
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Will Self
You don't need to know this - but here goes: due to some acquired infantilism, I feel compelled to fall asleep listening to the radio. On a good night, I'll push the frail barque of my psyche off into the waters of Lethe accompanied by the midnight newsreader - on a bad one, it's the shipping forecast.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LETHE»

Discover the use of Lethe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to Lethe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Lethe: The Art and Critique of Forgetting
Harald Weinrich's epilogue considers forgetting in the present age of information overflow, particularly in the area of the natural sciences."--BOOK JACKET.
‎2004
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A Voyage to Lethe: By Capt. Samuel Cock; Sometime Commander ...
By Capt. Samuel Cock; Sometime Commander of the Good Ship the Charming Sally. ... Samuel Cock. THE AR GUMENf, tJ^RU L L A, a warlike Amazon, having taken Crowdero, a musical Enchanter prisoner, con- demns him to be pecked□ ...
Samuel Cock, 1741
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Lethe's Law: Justice, Law and Ethics in Reconciliation
EMILIOS CHRISTODOULIDIS AND SCOTT VEITCH We have called this book Lethe's Law because it is a book about law, memory (or the loss of it) and truth. Lethe, in the modern Greek usage of the term too, stands for oblivion and forgetting.
Emilios A. Christodoulidis, Scott Veitch, 2001
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Lancelot Du Lethe
The story of Lancelot is one of striving for perfection only to fall short due to the sins of the flesh. But in Lancelot du Lethe the knight is only partially of the mortal realm.
J. Robert King, 2003
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Lethe
Dan Tompkins, dead of supernatural causes at age 22, washes up on Lethe, where souls go to forget life and strive for Elysium.
A. Sparrow, 2010
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Lethe
It is the year 2166.
Tricia Sullivan, 2013
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Lethe, a dramatic satire
Old Maids stall forget what they wijb for in vain, And young ones the Rover, they cannot regain ; The Rake stall forget how last Night he was cloy'd, And Chloe again be with PaJJion enjoy* d ; Obey then the Summons, to Lethe repair, And drink ...
David Garrick, 1752
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The Time of Memory: Teachers and the Role of the Teachers' ...
There appears to be an early and inner affiliation of Mnemosyne and Lethe that precedes their separation and externalization.7 This suggestion is not completely at odds with Heidegger's account of self-disclosing and self-concealing in ...
Charles E. Scott, 1999
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Lethe Music Be Free!!!
w.r. "Wild Billy" wolf. Yes Virginia he certainly could use a bath... Are those your friends? Young lady the force of the hose iz gonna blow that newsstand into the gutter. And if it does Virginia it will be simply because we, the lazy assholes who  ...
w.r. "Wild Billy" wolf
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The Plays of David Garrick: Garrick's own plays, 1740-1766
Lethe;. or,. Esop. in. the. Shades. Two seasons before his extraordinary debut as an actor, David Garrick had his first play produced. Henry Giffard and his wife were members of the Drury Lane company in the 1739-40 season and for Giffard's ...
David Garrick, Harry William Pedicord, Fredrick Louis Bergmann, 1980

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LETHE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term Lethe is used in the context of the following news items.
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Russia Vetoes Genocide | Global Research - Centre for Research …
Without the term, the Lethe will cover all. A good example is provided by Greeks. They suffered probably more than Armenians during the WWI, ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
2
City of the Dead: The Mysterious Village of Dargavs, Russia …
In old greek myths, Lethe, the river of death has to be crossed by a ferrymen. modern shamans like Ingerman, report to go into the underworld, ... «Ancient Origins, Jul 15»
3
Summer Reading List: 9 Great New Books by Latino Authors
Angel Park by Roberto F. Santiago (Tincture/ Lethe Press). At the heart of this lively book of poems is the ache of home and growing up gay in a ... «NBCNews.com, Jul 15»
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"The Lord's My Sex Guru": Pious Perverts and the Twisted World of …
... memoriae — the opprobrium of being never mentioned again and consigned to the rushing waters of Lethe, to be born out to sea and eternal ... «AlterNet, Jul 15»
5
Marrow of Earth's Lethe
So take it as high praise when we report that the new EP Lethe, the quintet's second effort, picks up exactly where last year's debut left us. «Free Times, Jun 15»
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10 Utahns charged in alleged identity theft scheme
Charged in the indictment are Peata Wilma Schwenke, 30, of West Valley City; Kimmerlee Rae Johnston, 40, of Taylorsville; Lethe V Taisali ... «Deseret News, Jun 15»
7
Iran nuclear deal could send WTI price 10% lower, warns Hansen
Speaking live from Saxo Bank's Singapore trading desk, Christopher Moltke-Lethe, says the announcement had little effect on South Korea's ... «TradingFloor.com, Jun 15»
8
YA science fiction delights: 'Shadowshaper' and 'More Happy Than …
... Institute (named for the Spanish translation of Lethe, the Greek goddess of forgetfulness) lingers ominously in the background of the narrative ... «Los Angeles Times, Jun 15»
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Vancouver artist's website deactivated after being deemed …
Moe has exhibited and performed Lethe in New York City, Victoria, and Toronto, and in Vancouver at the Capture Photography Festival. «Straight.com, Jun 15»
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Oresteia, Almeida Theatre, review: 'bogged down'
... father - a study in pained deliberation, almost heart-breaking when he cradles the child, who's sent Lethe-wards by a fatal drugs cocktail. «Telegraph.co.uk, Jun 15»

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