Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nethers

/nˈɛðɚz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables: nethers
IPA: /nˈɛðɚz/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The private parts of the body, particularly the sex organs.

Example Sentences

"(female member of the spaceship crew speaking) "We're going on a year now, I ain't had nothing 'twixt my nethers weren't run on batteries.""
"At the movies, the nethers have become unnestled, and not just in art films."

Etymology

From nether.

Rhymes With

feathers weathers leathers get-togethers togethers heathers tethers gethers

Questions

How do you pronounce nethers?: The recorded pronunciation is /nˈɛðɚz/.
What does nethers mean?: The private parts of the body, particularly the sex organs.
Where does nethers come from?: From nether.

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