Meaning of Nadir | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
2. A male given name.
3. A surname.
4. The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
   figuratively
5. The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.
6. An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.
   archaic

Equivalents

Examples

“[…] when we are Nadyr to the Sunne, we have⟳ no ſhadow […]”

“Near-synonym: dead”

“[…] the seventh century is the nadir of the human mind⟳ in Europe […]”

“In this nadir of poetic repute, when the only verse that most people read⟳ from one year’s end⟳ to the next is what appears on greetings cards, it is well for us to stop⟳ and consider⟳ our poets.”

“The myth describes the dangerous moment of the nadir, the dead of winter, the moment when it is not known whether the world will be re-created and another cycle will bring⟳ on another spring⟳.”

“Trust⟳ had reached a nadir.”

“The nadir of the sun is the axis of the shadow projected by the Earth.”

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