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Neæra

UK/ˈnɛ.iːɹə/

Neæra noun: a woman of great pulchritude.

Noun

Neæra

  1. (meaning uncertain) A woman of great pulchritude.
    • Probably primitive man admired his pre-glacial Phyllis or Neæra, admired himself, and perhaps also admired his fellow-man.1881, January, The Popular Science Monthly, volume 18 (1880–1881), page 344 ^〃 (D. Appleton)

Origin of Neæra

An attributive use of Ancient Greek Νέαιρα (Néaira, “Neæra”), a nymph of Greek mythology.

Questions about Neæra

What does Neæra mean?
Neæra means a woman of great pulchritude.
What part of speech is Neæra?
Neæra is a noun.
How do you pronounce Neæra?
Neæra is pronounced /ˈnɛ.iːɹə/ (UK).

Words near Neæra in the dictionary

  1. Nezhukumatathil
  2. Nezib
  3. Nezibs
  4. Nezla
  5. Nezperce
  6. Neæra
  7. Neředín
  8. NF
  9. NFA
  10. NFA'd
  11. NFA'ing

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