Definitions for nepenthe

• Definition
• Anagrams (77)

nepenthe ne·pen·the

Spelling: [ni-pen-thee]

IPA: /nɪˈpɛn θi/

Nepenthe is a 8 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 77 anagrams from letters in nepenthe (eeehnnpt).

Definitions for nepenthe

noun

1. a drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.
2. anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness, especially of sorrow or trouble.

Origin of nepenthe

1590-1600; Latin nēpenthes Greek nēpenthés herb for soothing, noun use of neuter of nēpenthḗs sorrowless, equivalent to nē- not + pénth(os) sorrow + -ēs adj. suffix

Examples for nepenthe

I drank of the nepenthe cup, and in it my past was washed out and my soul was drowned.'

I do not employ opium as an aid to my social activities; I regard it as nepenthe from them and as a key to a brighter realm.

I am getting restless again, and there flow the waters of nepenthe.

This particular preparation of valerian is nepenthe for the nerves.

Perhaps it was a berry of the nepenthe, which brought oblivion.

The other, beneath its bitter lash, becomes a human dynamo, plunging into the nepenthe of toil.

Crown us with asphodel flowers, that are wet with the dews of nepenthe.

nepenthe was an Egyptian drug that dispelled the memory of whatever is sad.

I did not find the nepenthe I sought for anywhere on draught, so I went home in disgust.

In the Odyssey, in connection with Helen, mention is made of nepenthe.