nether

Other forms of nether

comparative

netherrer·

superlative

netherrest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about nether

What does nether mean?

nether means "lower". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in nether?

nether has 2 syllables: net-her. The stress falls on "net". In IPA it is /ˈnɛðɚ/.

What is another word for nether?

Close synonyms include chthonian, chthonic, under. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is nether a common word?

nether is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.