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adjective neth·er \ ˈne-t͟hər \
|Updated on: 17 Jun 2018

Definition of nether

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
  • —S. V. McCasland

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Examples of nether in a Sentence

  1. skied the nether slope of the mountain

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Origin and Etymology of nether

Middle English, from Old English nithera, from nither down; akin to Old High German nidar down, Sanskrit ni

nether Synonyms

Synonyms

inferior, lower;

Antonyms

higher, superior, upper;

Near Antonyms

highest, uppermost;

overhanging, overhead;

Related Words

lowest, nethermost;

underlying;

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NETHER Defined for English Language Learners

nether

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Definition of nether for English Language Learners

  • : located toward the bottom or more distant part of something

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