nither
UK/ˈnɪð.ə/US/ˈnɪð.ɚ/
nither is the alternative form of nether.
Meaning of nether
Adjective
nether (comparative (rare) nethermore, superlative nethermost)
- Lower; under.
- The disappointed child’s nether lip quivered.
- Lying beneath, or conceived as lying beneath, the Earth’s surface.
- the nether regions
- Synonyms:
- subsurface, subterranean
Verb
nither (third-person singular simple present nithers, present participle nithering, simple past and past participle nithered)
Forms of nither
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | nithermore |
| superlative | nithermost |
| Adverb | |
| comparative | more nither |
| superlative | most nither |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | nithers |
| present participle | nithering |
| past participle | nithered |
| past | nithered |
| Noun | |
| plural | nithers |
Words that rhyme with nither
- dither
- whither
- wither
- lither
- slither
- swither
- blither
- hither
- hither and thither
- thither
- zither
- mither
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Questions about nither
- What does nither mean?
- Nither means to shiver or tremble, especially with cold.
- What is nither the alternative form of?
- Nither is the alternative form of nether.
- What part of speech is nither?
- Nither is a verb.
- How do you pronounce nither?
- Nither is pronounced /ˈnɪð.ə/ (UK).
- What is the past tense of nither?
- The past tense of nither is nithered.
Words near nither in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: nither (page history and authors); nether (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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