1
: situated down or below : lower
Snakes nested in the nether reaches of the cave.
2
: situated or believed to be situated beneath the earth's surface
captured her and carried her off to the nether world to be his wife—
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S. V. McCaslandExamples of nether in a Sentence
skied the nether slope of the mountain
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EW.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Glycerin is a sugar alcohol that can serve as fuel for the microbes in your nether regions, in particular yeast.
—Erica Sloan, SELF, 3 June 2025
Conrad wraps the conversation by being incredibly disgusting about Bella’s nether regions.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 1 June 2025
With its mix of adrenaline, speed, and high probability of bruising your nether regions, BMX would seem a natural fit.
—Chris Haslam, Wired News, 23 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for nether
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“Nether.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nether. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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nether
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neth·er
ˈnet͟h-ər 
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