lethe C2+ Topic:Nature & Landscape US /ˈliθi/ UK /ˈliːθi/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun forgetfulness or oblivion, after the mythical river of the dead He longed for the lethe that would erase his grief. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · forgetfulness or oblivion,... oblivionforgetfulnessamnesiaobliviousness ↔ Opposites remembrancememory Word family Derived forms lethean Related forms lethargyalethia Etymology AI details From Ancient Greek Lḗthē (Λήθη, 'forgetfulness'), the name of a river in Hades, from lḗthē ('oblivion'), related to lanthanein ('to escape notice, be hidden'). Λήθη Ancient Greek lanthanein Ancient Greek View etymology graph -> Topics Nature & Landscape External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # lethe **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈliθi/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈliːθi/ ## Meanings 1. forgetfulness or oblivion, after the mythical river of the dead ## Examples - He longed for the lethe that would erase his grief. ## Synonyms - oblivion - forgetfulness - amnesia - obliviousness ## Antonyms - remembrance - memory ## Derived Forms - lethean ## Related Forms - lethargy - alethia ## Roots and Affixes - Root: Λήθη - Root: lanthanein ## Etymology From Ancient Greek Lḗthē (Λήθη, 'forgetfulness'), the name of a river in Hades, from lḗthē ('oblivion'), related to lanthanein ('to escape notice, be hidden'). ## AI Etymology Lethe comes from Ancient Greek Lḗthē (Λήθη, 'forgetfulness'), the name of a river in Hades, from lḗthē ('oblivion'), related to lanthanein ('to escape notice, be hidden'). The etymological trail includes Ancient Greek Λήθη and Ancient Greek lanthanein. As a noun, lethe means forgetfulness or oblivion, after the mythical river of the dead. The same family is visible in derived forms such as lethean and related forms such as lethargy and alethia. ## Topics - Nature & Landscape markdown