nectarian
UK/nɛkˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/US/nɛkˈtɛ.ɹi.ən/
nectarian adjective: of or like nectar; wonderfully delicious.
Adjective
nectarian (comparative more nectarian, superlative most nectarian)
- Of or like nectar; wonderfully delicious.
- Sometimes the memory of her peaceful life at Florence obtruded itself upon her, and more than that, her charitable occupations when she attended the sick in that city, and whence, as from a rough-hewn chalice containing nectarian drink, she had quaffed happiness.1823, Mary Shelley, Valperga
- Peter accordingly, seated, near the door, with a tumbler of the nectarian stimulant steaming beside him, proceeded with marvellous courage, considering they had no light but the uncertain glare of the fire, to relate with minute particularity his awful adventure.1863, Sheridan Le Fanu, The House by the Churchyard
Proper noun capitalized: Nectarian
Nectarian
- The epoch in the lunar geologic timescale that occurred between 3920 million years ago to 3850 million years ago.
Forms of nectarian
| comparative | more nectarian |
|---|---|
| superlative | most nectarian |
Words formed from nectarian
Words that rhyme with nectarian
- Darien
- barbarian
- Aryan
- libertarian
- Arian
- documentarian
- humanitarian
- sabbatarian
- sectarian
- unitarian
- vegetarian
- -arian
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- agrarian
- Bulgarian
- caesarian
- catenarian
- librarian
- lunarian
- Marian
- planetarian
- Ripuarian
- Solarian
- trinitarian
- alphabetarian
- antiauthoritarian
- aquarian
- Bolivarian
- communitarian
- contrarian
- corpuscularian
- denarian
- flexitarian
- futilitarian
- infirmarian
- Kaffrarian
- necessitarian
- nonsectarian
- paraovarian
- parian
- pollotarian
- proprietarian
- quinarian
- sacramentarian
- sanitarian
- semivegetarian
- Tartarean
- Tartarian
- Tocharian
- tricenarian
- valetudinarian
- vestiarian
- acarian
- actiniarian
- actuarian
- aerarian
- alcyonarian
- altitudinarian
- antelapsarian
- antiacarian
- antiegalitarian
Questions about nectarian
- What does nectarian mean?
- Nectarian means of or like nectar; wonderfully delicious.
- What part of speech is nectarian?
- Nectarian can be an adjective or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce nectarian?
- Nectarian is pronounced /nɛkˈtɛə.ɹi.ən/ (UK).
Words near nectarian in the dictionary
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