land of Nod
UK/ˈlænd əv ˈnɒd/US/ˈlænd əv ˈnɑd/
land of Nod proper noun: the state of sleep, or an imaginary place that one inhabits when asleep.
Proper noun
the land of Nod
- The state of sleep, or an imaginary place that one inhabits when asleep.
- Neverout. Why, miss, if you fall asleep, somebody may get a pair of gloves. / Col. I'm going to the land of Nod.1731 (date written), Simon Wagstaff [pseudonym; Jonathan Swift], “Dialogue III”, in A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation, […], London: […] B[enjamin] Motte […], published 1738...
- From breakfast on through all the day / At home among my friends I stay; / But every night I go abroad / Afar into the land of Nod.1885, Robert Louis Stevenson, “The Land of Nod”, in A Child's Garden of Verses
land of Nod meaning in Tamil
land of Nod in Tamil
- நித்திரை உலகம்
Origin of land of Nod
From Genesis 4:16, first used by Jonathan Swift as a play on words for the modern-day meaning. Compare nod off.
Questions about land of Nod
- What does land of Nod mean?
- Land of Nod means the state of sleep, or an imaginary place that one inhabits when asleep.
- What is land of Nod in Tamil?
- Land of Nod in Tamil is நித்திரை உலகம். See Land of Nod meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is land of Nod?
- Land of Nod is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce land of Nod?
- Land of Nod is pronounced /ˈlænd əv ˈnɒd/ (UK).
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