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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024na•dir /ˈneɪdɚ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- the lowest point:The loss of his job and his wife marked the nadir of his life.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024na•dir (nā′dər, nā′dēr),USA pronunciation n. - Astronomythe point on the celestial sphere directly beneath a given position or observer and diametrically opposite the zenith.
- Astrologythe point of a horoscope opposite the midheaven: the cusp of the fourth house.
- the lowest point;
point of greatest adversity or despair.
- Middle English Arabic naẓīr over against, opposite to (the zenith) 1350–1400
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged bottom, floor, foot, depths.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nadir /ˈneɪdɪə ˈnæ-/ n - the point on the celestial sphere directly below an observer and diametrically opposite the zenith
- the lowest or deepest point; depths
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French, from Arabic nazīr as-samt, literally: opposite the zenith |