nadir

ˈneɪdɪrnoun

What does nadir mean?

The lowest point.

Nadir, six ways

PlainThe lowest point.
ADHDRock bottom. The low. Only up from here.
Gen ZThe absolute low. Rock bottom with a nicer name.
MetaphorThe bottom of the well, where you finally touch stone.
FormalThe lowest or most unsuccessful point; in astronomy, the point directly below the observer.
Like I’m 5The very lowest point, like the bottom of a deep hole. That’s the nadir.

How to pronounce nadir

NAY-der/ˈneɪdɪr/

Nadir in a sentence

The scandal marked the nadir of his career.
The team hit its nadir in March and rallied by May.
Morale reached its nadir after the layoffs.

Synonyms for nadir

low pointPlainer.
bottomCasual.
rock bottomCasual, and personal.

Zenith vs nadir: Zenith is the highest point. Nadir is the lowest. They come as a pair. The difference, in plain English.

Where nadir comes from

Arabic. Nazir, opposite, short for nazir as-samt, opposite the zenith.

Good to know

From astronomy, where it is the point directly below the observer. Its opposite is zenith.

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