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Meaning of "nepenthe" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD NEPENTHE

Via Latin from Greek nēpenthes sedative made from a herb, from nē- not + penthos grief.
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PRONUNCIATION OF NEPENTHE

nepenthe  [nɪˈpɛnθɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NEPENTHE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Nepenthe 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 NEPENTHE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Nepenthe

Nepenthe /nɨˈpɛnθiː/ is a medicine for sorrow, literally an anti-depressant – a "drug of forgetfulness" mentioned in ancient Greek literature and Greek mythology, depicted as originating in Egypt. The carnivorous plant genus Nepenthes is named after the drug nepenthe.

Definition of nepenthe in the English dictionary

The definition of nepenthe in the dictionary is a drug, or the plant providing it, that ancient writers referred to as a means of forgetting grief or trouble. Other definition of nepenthe is anything that produces sleep, forgetfulness, or pleasurable dreaminess.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH NEPENTHE


calanthe
kæˈlænθɪ
synanthy
sɪˈnænθɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NEPENTHE

nepenthean
neper
nepeta
nephalism
nephalist
nepheline
nephelinic
nephelinite
nephelinitic
nephelite
nephelometer
nephelometric
nephelometry
nephew
nephogram
nephograph
nephologic
nephological
nephologist

WORDS THAT END LIKE NEPENTHE

absinthe
all the
bathe
berthe
breathe
clothe
Drenthe
Goethe
jacinthe
lathe
lithe
loathe
Motlanthe
none the
Sarthe
scythe
soothe
the
tithe
withe

Synonyms and antonyms of nepenthe in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «nepenthe» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NEPENTHE

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

Translator English - Chinese

忘忧草
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

nepenthe
570 millions of speakers

English

nepenthe
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

nepenthe
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شراب سلوان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Nepenthe
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

nepente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নেপালি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

népenthès
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Nepal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

nepenthe
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

nepenthe
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

시름을 잊게
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nepali
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trư lung thảo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நேபாளி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

नेपाळी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Nepali
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nepenthe
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nepenthe
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Nepenthe
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Nepenthe
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

νηπενθές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

beker plant
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nepenthe
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Nepenthe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of nepenthe

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NEPENTHE»

The term «nepenthe» is regularly used and occupies the 62.981 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NEPENTHE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «nepenthe» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «nepenthe» 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 nepenthe

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NEPENTHE»

Discover the use of nepenthe in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to nepenthe and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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My Nepenthe: Bohemian Tales of Food, Family, and Big Sur
The author reflects on the history of her family's California restaurant, Nepenthe, and her experiences growing up there; and provides eighty-five recipes and photographs.
Romney Steele, 2009
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Nepenthe
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George Darley, 2009
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Nepenthe Nepenthe: A Novel (1864) a Novel (1864)
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Lydia M Millard, 2010
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Plum Gorgeous: Recipes and Memories from the Orchard
Presents recipes that make use of seasonal fruits and vegetables, including coriander steak with blackberry vinaigrette, kumquat couscous salad with fried Haloumi cheese, and passionfruit chocolate truffles.
Romney Steele, 2011
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Nepenthe: A Novel (1864)
This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original.
Lydia M. Millard, 2008
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Mayhem at Nepenthe Manor: A Pandora Belfry Adventure (Book One)
Precocious and morbidly obsessed with death, Pandora Belfry has spent her entire life at Nepenthe Manor, a dark, Gothic mansion also known as the local loony bin.
Kristina Schram, 2013
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Uss Nepenthe
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! USS Nepenthe (SP-112) was an armed motorboat that served in the United States Navy as a patrol vessel in 1917.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Addictive Personalities and Why People Take Drugs: The Spike ...
Do bring down some of the Hyoscyamine pills, and I will give a fair trial of Opium, Henbane and Nepenthe. By the by I always considered Homer's account of the Nepenthe as a banging lie” (p. 464). Homer had written about nepenthe, which ...
Gary Winship, 2011
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Nepenthe Study
The Nepenthe process and some simple modifications are investigated to determine their potential value as offline surface-mode signal-extraction techniques.
Philip Laun, TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC DALLAS SERVICES GROUP., 1970
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Alphabet of Thorn
Working in the royal library as a translator, Nepenthe becomes obsessed with a strange book, given to her by a young mage during the coronation of the new Queen of Raine, and begins to discover her destiny.
Patricia A. McKillip, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NEPENTHE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term nepenthe is used in the context of the following news items.
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Discovering the 'amazing grace' of Carmel
Further down the road we took in the Hawthorne Gallery, the historic Nepenthe, where there are views that don't stop, a top drawer restaurant ... «Hilton Head Island Packet, Jul 15»
2
Last year's spring storm has changed life for business owners along …
Nepenthe Homebrew owner Brian Arnold shows a picture of flash flooding taken several weeks ago at the store in Baltimore. (Brian Krista ... «Baltimore Sun, Jul 15»
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A good drop: A suitably understated partner of dainty dishes
... vivant need not be concerned, as the perfect partner for the daintiest of dishes comes from the Adelaide Hills - the Nepenthe Pinot Gris 2014. «Ipswich Advertiser, Jul 15»
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WINE REVIEW: A good pinot with Travis Schultz
I'VE always maintained that good pinot isn't cheap and that cheap pinot isn't good, but having recently tried the Nepenthe The Good Doctor ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
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Green Thumb: Horticultural horrors on display at 'Wicked Plants'
Homer's Odyssey mentions an elixir called nepenthe that allowed Helen of Troy to forget her sorrows. Many scholars believe that nepenthe was ... «Memphis Commercial Appeal, Jul 15»
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A bad marriage versus living alone
In the corner of each check, unaccompanied by a letter, our benefactress always wrote “nepenthe,” ie, a drug banishing grief or troubles from a ... «News & Observer, Jul 15»
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Fashion first (and always)
More treasures await at Nepenthe's Phoenix Shop and Big Sur Garden Gallery at Loma Vista. Local artists are also in glorious form at the Big ... «Monterey County Weekly, Jul 15»
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Running out of Greek allusions? Try my literary bailout
... (to defecate) – to relieve stress through swearing; nepenthe, from ne- (not) and penthos (grief) – a drug causing one to forget one's sorrows. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
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The Definitive Guide to Eating Your Way to, and Through, Big Sur
Pull in to Nepenthe and treat yourself to a Bloody Mary or Dark and Stormy–make that two. The food here is just so-so but the views are ... «LA Magazine, Jul 15»
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Inspiration at every turn
Now 52, she still lives in the same adobe and log cabin attached to Nepenthe restaurant with her husband, Tom, and most mornings, before the ... «SFGate, Jun 15»

REFERENCE
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