Danaidn.

/ˈdaneɪɪd/

Etymology: In French Danaide, < Greek Δαναίς, plural Δαναίδες, the Danaides or daughters of Danaus king of Argos, who, having murdered their husbands on the wedding-night, were condemned eternally to pour water into bottomless or sieve-like vessels.

1. A daughter of Danaus; used attributively in reference to the labour of the Danaides: endless and futile.

ΚΠ

1884 [see Danaïdean adj. at Derivatives].

2. = danaine n.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Nymphalidae > subfamily Danainae > member of

Danaid1881

danaine1897

mimic1899

1881 S. H. Scudder Butterflies with Ref. Amer. Forms 298 Tribe Festivi Fabricius [Danaides Boisd.] Danaids.

1892 W. L. Distant Naturalist in Transvaal 65 The female Hypolimnas being present with the Danaids.

1936 Discovery July 212/2 Danaids and various Nymphalids.

1937 H. D. Peile Guide Coll. Butterflies of India 76 The females of this genus [sc. Pareronia] appear to be mimics of common blue and black Danaids.

1957 M. A. Wynter-Blyth Butterflies of Indian Region vi. 63 The Danaids are chiefly a tropical and sub-tropical family.

Derivatives

Danaïˈdean adj.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adjective] > and futile

Danausa1628

Danaïdean1884

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > profitless or unrewarding > specifically of labour

thanklessa1547

Sisyphian1599

Danausa1628

Sisyphean1635

Danaïdean1884

1884 Cent. Mag. Mar. 704 The crew are worn out with their Danaidean task.

ˈDanaus n. used attributively.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adjective] > and futile

Danausa1628

Danaïdean1884

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > profitless or unrewarding > specifically of labour

thanklessa1547

Sisyphian1599

Danausa1628

Sisyphean1635

Danaïdean1884

a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) v. 62 A Danaus sive of prodigality.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018).

单词	danaid
释义	Danaidn. /ˈdaneɪɪd/ Etymology: In French Danaide, < Greek Δαναίς, plural Δαναίδες, the Danaides or daughters of Danaus king of Argos, who, having murdered their husbands on the wedding-night, were condemned eternally to pour water into bottomless or sieve-like vessels. 1. A daughter of Danaus; used attributively in reference to the labour of the Danaides: endless and futile. ΚΠ 1884 [see Danaïdean adj. at Derivatives]. 2. = danaine n. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > phylum Arthropoda > class Insecta > Rhopalocera (butterflies) > [noun] > family Nymphalidae > subfamily Danainae > member of Danaid1881 danaine1897 mimic1899 1881 S. H. Scudder Butterflies with Ref. Amer. Forms 298 Tribe Festivi Fabricius [Danaides Boisd.] Danaids. 1892 W. L. Distant Naturalist in Transvaal 65 The female Hypolimnas being present with the Danaids. 1936 Discovery July 212/2 Danaids and various Nymphalids. 1937 H. D. Peile Guide Coll. Butterflies of India 76 The females of this genus [sc. Pareronia] appear to be mimics of common blue and black Danaids. 1957 M. A. Wynter-Blyth Butterflies of Indian Region vi. 63 The Danaids are chiefly a tropical and sub-tropical family. Derivatives Danaïˈdean adj. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adjective] > and futile Danausa1628 Danaïdean1884 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > profitless or unrewarding > specifically of labour thanklessa1547 Sisyphian1599 Danausa1628 Sisyphean1635 Danaïdean1884 1884 Cent. Mag. Mar. 704 The crew are worn out with their Danaidean task. ˈDanaus n. used attributively. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > eternity or infinite duration > [adjective] > and futile Danausa1628 Danaïdean1884 the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > disadvantage > uselessness > uselessness, vanity, or futility > [adjective] > profitless or unrewarding > specifically of labour thanklessa1547 Sisyphian1599 Danausa1628 Sisyphean1635 Danaïdean1884 a1628 F. Greville Life of Sidney (1651) v. 62 A Danaus sive of prodigality. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online September 2018). < n.a1628
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