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nectar

/ˈnɛk.təɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.25 in modern English

Syllables
nec-tar
IPA
/ˈnɛk.təɹ/
8
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The drink of the gods.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any delicious drink, now especially a type of sweetened fruit juice.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

The sweet liquid secreted by flowers to attract pollinating insects and birds.

Countable; Uncountable

verb

To feed on nectar.

Intransitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Latin nectar, from Ancient Greek νέκταρ (néktar, “nourishment of the gods”), from Proto-Indo-European *neḱ- (“perish, disappear”) + *-tr̥h₂ (“overcoming”), from *terh₂- (“to overcome, pass through, cross over”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *neḱ-, nectar, νέκταρ

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈnɛk.təɹ/
  • British English: /ˈnɛk.tə/

Usage

Inflected Forms

nectars (plural) nectars (present, singular) nectaring (participle, present) nectared (participle, past) nectared (past)

Derived Forms

nectariferous nectarivore nectarivorous nectarize nectarless nectarlike nectarophagous

Phrases

amber nectar Dashe's nectar bat nectar scarab Thomas's nectar bat

Frequently Paired Words

nectarine nectarous nectary ambrosia pollen

Synonyms

ambrosia

Rhymes With

director sector inspector vector collector detector protector hector connector projector rector spectre

Questions

How do you pronounce nectar?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈnɛk.təɹ/.
What does nectar mean?
The drink of the gods.
Where does nectar come from?
It is traced to Latin.

How to pronounce nectar

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