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Yes. The word nadir is a Scrabble US word. The word nadir is worth 6 points in Scrabble:

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Yes. The word nadir is a Scrabble UK word and has 6 points:

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5-letter words (4 found)

DINAR,DRAIN,NADIR,RANID,

4-letter words (11 found)

AIRN,ARID,DARI,DARN,NARD,RAID,RAIN,RAND,RANI,RIAD,RIND,

3-letter words (15 found)

AID,AIN,AIR,AND,ANI,ARD,DAN,DIN,NID,RAD,RAI,RAN,RIA,RID,RIN,

2-letter words (9 found)

AD,AI,AN,AR,DA,DI,ID,IN,NA,

You can make 39 words from nadir according to the Scrabble US and Canada dictionary.

All 5 letters words made out of nadir

nadir andir ndair dnair adnir danir naidr anidr niadr inadr aindr iandr ndiar dniar nidar indar dinar idnar adinr dainr aidnr iadnr dianr idanr nadri andri ndari dnari adnri danri nardi anrdi nradi rnadi arndi randi ndrai dnrai nrdai rndai drnai rdnai adrni darni ardni radni drani rdani naird anird niard inard ainrd ianrd narid anrid nraid rnaid arnid ranid nirad inrad nriad rniad irnad rinad airnd iarnd arind raind irand riand ndira dnira nidra indra dinra idnra ndria dnria nrdia rndia drnia rdnia nirda inrda nrida rnida irnda rinda dirna idrna drina rdina irdna ridna adirn dairn aidrn iadrn diarn idarn adrin darin ardin radin drain rdain airdn iardn aridn raidn iradn riadn diran idran drian rdian irdan ridan

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Definitions and meaning of nadir

nadir

Etymology

From Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt), composed of نَظِير (naẓīr, “counterpart, corresponding to”) and السَّمْت (as-samt, “the zenith”)

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈneɪˌdɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈnæd.ɪə(ɹ)/, /ˈneɪ.də(ɹ)/, /neɪˈdɪə(ɹ)/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈneɪˌdɪɚ/, /ˈneɪ.dɚ/, /neɪˈdɪɚ/
  • Rhymes: -eɪdə(ɹ), -ɪə(ɹ)

Noun

nadir (plural nadirs)

  1. The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
    Antonym: zenith
  2. (figuratively) The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
    Synonyms: lowest ebb, slough of despond, trough, bathos
    Antonyms: height, peak
  3. (astronomy) The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.
    Synonym: down
  4. (beekeeping, archaic) An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.
    Antonyms: duplet, super

Related terms

  • azimuth, zenith - (both from السَّمْتُ (as-samtu)).

Translations

Verb

nadir (third-person singular simple present nadirs, present participle nadiring, simple past and past participle nadired)

  1. (transitive, beekeeping) To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base.

References

  • Henry Taylor (1860) The Beekeepers Manual, page 24

Further reading

  • Nadir (disambiguation) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • Darin, Drain, Drina, Indra, Nardi, Ndari, Radin, dinar, drain, ranid

Azerbaijani

Etymology

From Arabic نَادِر (nādir).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [nɑːˈdir]
  • Hyphenation: na‧dir

Adjective

nadir (comparative daha nadir, superlative ən nadir)

  1. rare
    nadir tapıntı ― a rare discovery
    nadir hallarda ― in rare cases, rarely

French

Etymology

As for the English word.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /na.diʁ/

Noun

nadir m (plural nadirs)

  1. (astronomy) nadir
    Antonym: zénith

Further reading

  • “nadir”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

  • radin

Galician

Noun

nadir m (plural nadires)

  1. nadir (point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where the observer stands)

Further reading

  • “nadir” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير السَّمْت (naẓīr as-samt), composed of نَظِير (naẓīr, “counterpart, corresponding to”) and السَّمْت (as-samt, “the zenith”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈdir/
  • Rhymes: -ir
  • Hyphenation: na‧dìr

Noun

nadir m

  1. (astronomy) nadir
    Antonym: zenit

Anagrams

  • Randi, nardi

Polish

Etymology

Borrowed from Medieval Latin nadir, from Arabic نَظِير (naẓīr).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈna.dir/
  • Rhymes: -adir
  • Syllabification: na‧dir

Noun

nadir m inan

  1. (astronomy) nadir (axis of projected conical shadow)
    Synonym: perygeum
    Antonym: zenit

Declension

Further reading

  • nadir in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • nadir in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: na‧dir

Noun

nadir m (plural nadires)

  1. nadir (point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where the observer stands)
  2. (figuratively) nadir (the lowest point)

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French nadir.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈdir/

Noun

nadir n (uncountable)

  1. nadir

Declension

Further reading

  • nadir in DEX online—Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /naˈdiɾ/ [naˈð̞iɾ]
  • Rhymes: -iɾ
  • Syllabification: na‧dir

Noun

nadir m (plural nadires)

  1. nadir (point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where the observer stands)

Further reading

  • “nadir”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

Turkish

Etymology

From Arabic نَادِر (nādir).

Pronunciation

Adjective

nadir

  1. rare

Synonyms

  • ender

Source: wiktionary.org