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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ne•pen•the (ni pen′thē),USA pronunciation n. - Drugsa drug or drink, or the plant yielding it, mentioned by ancient writers as having the power to bring forgetfulness of sorrow or trouble.
- anything inducing a pleasurable sensation of forgetfulness, esp. of sorrow or trouble.
- Greek nēpenthés herb for soothing, noun, nominal use of neuter of nēpenthé̄s sorrowless, equivalent. to nē- not + pénth(os) sorrow + -ēs adjective, adjectival suffix
- Latin nēpenthes
- 1590–1600
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: nepenthe /nɪˈpɛnθɪ/ n - a drug, or the plant providing it, that ancient writers referred to as a means of forgetting grief or trouble
Etymology: 16th Century: via Latin from Greek nēpenthes sedative made from a herb, from nē- not + penthos grief |