Nether \Neth"er\ (n[e^][th]"[~e]r), a. [OE. nethere, neithere,
AS. ni[eth]era, fr. the adv. ni[eth]er downward; akin to
neo[eth]an below, beneath, D. neder down, G. nieder, Sw.
nedre below, nether, a. & adv., and also to Skr. ni down.
[root]201. Cf. Beneath.]
Situated down or below; lying beneath, or in the lower part;
having a lower position; belonging to the region below;
lower; under; -- opposed to upper.
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'Twixt upper, nether, and surrounding fires. --Milton.
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This darksome nether world her light
Doth dim with horror and deformity. --Spenser.
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All my nether shape thus grew transformed. --Milton.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
nether
adj 1: lower; "gnawed his nether lip"
2: of the underworld; "nether regions" [syn: chthonian, chthonic,
lower]
3: located below or beneath something else; "nether garments";
"the under parts of a machine" [syn: under]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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