nadir

Meanings

Plural: nadirs

Noun

an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything
the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected
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.
The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.
An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.

Verb

To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base.

Origin / 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”).

Synonyms

antizenith, bathos, down, low-water mark, lowest ebb, slough of despond, trough

Antonyms

duplet, height, peak, super, zenith

Scrabble Score: 6

nadir is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
nadir is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
nadir is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 7

nadir is a valid Words With Friends word