noun
netherness
Netherness (noun) means the quality of being lower or beneath something else; inferiority.
noun
1
The quality of being lower or beneath something else; inferiority.
"Riley's sardony preserves the duplicity, the netherness, the not-me of the narcissistic identification."
— Romana Huk, Assembling alternatives (2003)
2
Great depth, like a bottomless pit.
"The memory of the swirling netherness sent a chill down her spine. She shook her head. “But—” The waterfire had been both more and less than she had expected."
— Eilis Flynn, The Sleeper Awakes (2007)
"It was as if the vines and roots of those withered giants would imminently wrap themselves around the old fraternity and drag it into the dark netherness that secret old, places have always held."
— Eric Arvin, Slight Details & Random Events (2007)
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Etymology
This word developed from Middle English nethernesse, from Old English niþernes ("deepness, the bottom, lowness, a low position"), from Proto-West Germanic *niþernassī, equivalent to nether + -ness. It is cognate with Old High German nidarnassi, nidarnessi ("damnation").
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What is the meaning of netherness?
"netherness" (noun) means the quality of being lower or beneath something else; inferiority.
What are the different meanings of netherness?
"netherness" has 2 main meanings: 1. The quality of being lower or beneath something else; inferiority; 2. Great depth, like a bottomless pit.
