nadir

Speech parts

1. nadir - Noun

2. nadir - Verb

3. Nadir - Proper noun

Meaning

That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand.

The lowest point; the time of greatest depression.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

minimum bottom depth extremity low-water mark depths lowest point low point foundation least low ground base basis sole
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Antonyms

zenith sierra ben acorn brae acme
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Hypernyms

hardship adversity hard knocks celestial point

Related terms

Nadia

Phrases with the word

orbital nadir emotional nadir

Anagrams

dinar drain ranid Darin Drina Indra Nardi Ndari Radin Randi

Examples

Once, when Nadir was told that there was no war in paradise, he was reported to have asked: "How can there be any delights there?" Nader Shah

Nineteen forty-five marked the nadir of Western Civilization. Modris Eksteins

Los Angeles is often described as the nadir of vapidity, a smog-choked space cradle. Diablo Cody

As the blackness of the night recedes so does the nadir of yesterday. The child I am forgets so quickly. Sylvia Ashton-Warner

I think 1973 was the nadir of fashion. When you watch the coverage from that era, you're struck by the astonishing ugliness of the clothes. John Malkovich

Man, if he compare himself with all that he can see, is at the zenith of power But if he compare himself with all that he can conceive, he is at the nadir of weakness. Charles Caleb Colton

Close letter words and terms

Nadine Nadine Gordimer Nading nadiral Nadislav Nadjibullah