lethean
/liːˈθi.ən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Of or relating to the river Lethe, one of the four rivers of Hades. Those who drank from it experienced complete forgetfulness.
adj
Of or relating to death or forgetfulness.
Example Sentences
- "They ferry over this Lethean sound."
- "The cup which was offered to you when you departed from Elysium was to be the Lethean draught, which would make you forget the joys you had experienced[.]"
- "Accordingly, she one day took the Lethean crown from off his head: immediately all his old ideas rushed on his mind, and inflamed him with an ardent desire to revisit his country."
- "Men said that the garden had been roofed over against the sun with great sheets of lead and copper, leaving no cranny through which the tiniest star could peer down. Some swore that the privacy of its masters during their visits was ensured by a lethean slumber which Dwerulas, through his magic art, was wont to lay at such times upon the whole vicinity."
Etymology
From Latin Lēthē, from Ancient Greek Λήθη (Lḗthē).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: Lēthē