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,... oblivion forgetfulnessamnesiaobliviousness

Opposites

remembrance memory

Word family

Derived forms lethean

Related forms lethargyalethia

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').

Λήθη Ancient Greek lanthanein Ancient Greek

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Topics

Nature & Landscape

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# 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

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