Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nates

/ˈneɪtiːz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.83 in modern English

Syllables: nates
IPA: /ˈneɪtiːz/

5

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.

noun

noun

The umbones of a bivalve shell.

name

Example Sentences

"Enderby watched her warily as she lay prone, having kicked the clothes off the bed, her nates silvered by the Roman moonlight to the likeness of a meringue."
"He sat cross-legged on a damask pillow and scrutinized the pale puckered nates with the air of an epicure examining a fly in his vichyssoise."

Etymology

From Latin natēs, plural of natis.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈneɪtiːz/

Synonyms

buttocks arse butt backside bum buns can fundament hindquarters hind end keister posterior

Rhymes With

eighties euphrates lates mithridates achates penates optimates aegates

Questions

How do you pronounce nates?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈneɪtiːz/.
What does nates mean?: The two anterior of the four lobes on the dorsal side of the midbrain of most mammals; the anterior optic lobes.
Where does nates come from?: From Latin natēs, plural of natis.

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