Definitions for Narcissus

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Narcissus nar·cis·sus

Spelling: [nahr-sis-uh s]

IPA: /nɑrˈsɪs əs/

Narcissus is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 11 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 14 points.

You can make 282 anagrams from letters in Narcissus (acinrsssu).

Definitions for Narcissus

noun

1. any bulbous plant belonging to the genus Narcissus, of the amaryllis family, having showy yellow or white flowers with a cup-shaped corona.
2. the flower of any of these plants.
3. (initial capital letter) Classical Mythology. a youth who fell in love with his own image reflected in a pool and wasted away from unsatisfied desire, whereupon he was transformed into the flower.

Origin of Narcissus

1540-50; Latin Greek nárkissos plant name, traditionally connected, by virtue of plant's narcotic effects, with nárkē numbness, torpor. See narcotic

Examples for Narcissus

She was a ship, well finished in every detail—the narcissus was.

The crew of the narcissus, broken up into knots, pushed in the corners.

“I am going to be the nominee,” the modern-day narcissus declared while gazing at his reflection in the polls.

But narcissus himself was destined to fall in love with a shadow.

At first glance, this makes us seem even worse than narcissus.

Like narcissus, we stand in some danger of falling in love with our own image.

But at the corner I stopped to take my last look at the crew of the narcissus.

Again, take the stem of the chief tree in Claude's narcissus.

Calm down and reacquaint yourself with the myth of narcissus.

The narcissus was still a peaceful ship, but mutual confidence was shaken.