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nepenthean

nepenthean adjective: bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief.

Adjective

nepenthean (comparative more nepenthean, superlative most nepenthean)

  1. Bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief.
    • nepenthean sleep

Forms of nepenthean

comparativemore nepenthean
superlativemost nepenthean

Origin of nepenthean

From nepenthes + -an.

Questions about nepenthean

What does nepenthean mean?
Nepenthean means bringing welcome forgetfulness or relief.
What part of speech is nepenthean?
Nepenthean is an adjective.

Words near nepenthean in the dictionary

  1. Nepcote
  2. Nepean
  3. nepenth
  4. nepenthaceous
  5. nepenthe
  6. nepenthean
  7. nepenthebiont
  8. nepenthebionts
  9. nepenthes
  10. nepenthesin
  11. nepenthesins

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