antipodes
/ænˈtɪp.əˌdiz/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 2.20 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The Southern Hemisphere.
Example Sentences
- "We should hold day with the Antipodes, If you would walk in absence of the sun."
- "[…]a delighted shout from the children swung him toward the door again. His sister, Mrs. Gerard, stood there in carriage gown and sables, radiant with surprise. ¶ "Phil! You! Exactly like you, Philip, to come strolling in from the antipodes—dear fellow!" recovering from the fraternal embrace and holding both lapels of his coat in her gloved hands."
- "The sleepy yet shrewd judge was the antipodes to confidence, but to Don Manuel he felt no hesitation in frankly stating his actions and their motives, from his first arrival in Spain to the present time."
- "The loud, rapid, eager tones, the incessant motion, the intense vital activity manifested in speech and action, are the very antipodes of the quiet, unimpulsive, unanimated Malay."
Etymology
From Latin, from Ancient Greek ἀντίποδες (antípodes), from ἀντί (antí, “opposite”) + πόδες (pódes), plural of πούς (poús, “foot”).
Origin
Word Breakdown
Usage
- Uncountable
- British usage
- Archaic
- Dated
Inflected Forms
the Antipodes (canonical)