nether

[ neth-er ]

adjective

1. lying or believed to lie beneath the earth's surface; infernal:

   the nether regions.

2. lower or under:

   his nether lip.

nether

/ ˈnɛðə /

adjective

1. placed or situated below, beneath, or underground

   nether regions

   a nether lip

Other Words From

• nether·ward adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of nether¹

before 900; Middle English nethere, Old English neothera, nithera, derivative of nither down (cognate with German nieder ), literally, further down, equivalent to ni- down + -ther comparative suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of nether¹

Old English niothera, nithera, literally: further down, from nither down. Related to Old Irish nitaram, German nieder

Example Sentences

After all, there was the guy who asked on our first outing if I was “taken care of down there,” waving his hands toward my nether region.

From Los Angeles Times

While counting scales for his research, Fry says that, sometimes, the most informative areas are the ones closes to the snake’s nether regions.

From National Geographic

Now he was ready for a different kind of journey, a psychedelic trip through the nether regions of his own mind.

From New York Times

If you weren't, then you can stick your opinions someplace where ignorance and information are equal, like the nether regions of Trump's mind.

From Salon

It deepens a sense of illusion: His figures are of the painting but not entirely of the painting — inhabiting a nether material state.

From Los Angeles Times