Lethe

[ lee-thee ]

/ ˈli θi /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR Lethe ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it.

(usually lowercase) forgetfulness; oblivion.

Origin of Lethe

<Latin <Greek, special use of lḗthē forgetfulness, akin to lanthánesthai to forget

OTHER WORDS FROM Lethe

Le·the·an

[li-thee-uhn, lee-thee-uhn], /lɪˈθi ən, ˈli θi ən/, Lethied, adjective

Words nearby Lethe

lethal mutation, lethargic, lethargize, lethargy, Lethbridge, Lethe, lethiferous, Let him who is without sin cast the first stone, let in, let in on, let into

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Example sentences from the Web for Lethe

Lethe felt that there was a passion that night riding her; a passion that far surpassed her own.
Garrison's Finish|W. B. M. Ferguson
In her dream the sea had been as Lethe, the stretch of waters a flood submerging all the past and burying the homes of memory.
Double Harness|Anthony Hope
Lethe lake, a lake or river of Hades, whose water brought oblivion or forgetfulness to all who drank of it.
Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I|Edmund Spenser
I wish it was like that magical fountain of Lethe, and that a draught from it could make me forget my old life.
Crestlands|Mary Addams Bayne

Landor, in his celebrated dialogue between Agamemnon and his daughter, on the shores of Lethe, was mindful of this passage.
Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)|John Addington Symonds

British Dictionary definitions for Lethe

Lethe

/ (ˈliːθɪ) /

noun

Greek myth a river in Hades that caused forgetfulness in those who drank its waters

forgetfulness

Derived forms of Lethe

Lethean (lɪˈθiːən), adjective

Word Origin for Lethe

C16: via Latin from Greek, from lēthē oblivion

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Cultural definitions for Lethe

Lethe

[ (lee-thee) ]

In classical mythology, a river flowing through Hades. The souls of the dead were forced to drink of its waters, which made them forget what they had done, said, and suffered when they were alive.

单词	lethe
释义	Lethe [ lee-thee ] / ˈli θi / SEE SYNONYMS FOR Lethe ON THESAURUS.COM noun Classical Mythology. a river in Hades whose water caused forgetfulness of the past in those who drank of it. (usually lowercase) forgetfulness; oblivion. Origin of Lethe <Latin <Greek, special use of lḗthē forgetfulness, akin to lanthánesthai to forget OTHER WORDS FROM Lethe Le·the·an [li-thee-uhn, lee-thee-uhn], /lɪˈθi ən, ˈli θi ən/, Lethied, adjective Words nearby Lethe lethal mutation, lethargic, lethargize, lethargy, Lethbridge, Lethe, lethiferous, Let him who is without sin cast the first stone, let in, let in on, let into Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Lethe Lethe felt that there was a passion that night riding her; a passion that far surpassed her own. Garrison's Finish\|W. B. M. Ferguson In her dream the sea had been as Lethe, the stretch of waters a flood submerging all the past and burying the homes of memory. Double Harness\|Anthony Hope Lethe lake, a lake or river of Hades, whose water brought oblivion or forgetfulness to all who drank of it. Spenser's The Faerie Queene, Book I\|Edmund Spenser I wish it was like that magical fountain of Lethe, and that a draught from it could make me forget my old life. Crestlands\|Mary Addams Bayne Landor, in his celebrated dialogue between Agamemnon and his daughter, on the shores of Lethe, was mindful of this passage. Studies of the Greek Poets (Vol II of 2)\|John Addington Symonds British Dictionary definitions for Lethe Lethe / (ˈliːθɪ) / noun Greek myth a river in Hades that caused forgetfulness in those who drank its waters forgetfulness Derived forms of Lethe Lethean (lɪˈθiːən), adjective Word Origin for Lethe C16: via Latin from Greek, from lēthē oblivion Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Cultural definitions for Lethe Lethe [ (lee-thee) ] In classical mythology, a river flowing through Hades. The souls of the dead were forced to drink of its waters, which made them forget what they had done, said, and suffered when they were alive. The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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