Nevermore: meaning, definitions and examples
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nevermore
[ หnษvษrหmษr ]
never again
Nevermore is an archaic term used to signify that something will not happen again or that it is impossible. It is most famously used in Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'The Raven' to express a sense of finality and despair.
Synonyms
never, never again, not at all.
Examples of usage
- He promised nevermore to return to that place.
- The raven croaked, 'nevermore' in the dark room.
- She vowed nevermore to trust him after the betrayal.
Translations
Translations of the word "nevermore" in other languages:
๐ต๐น nunca mais
๐ฎ๐ณ เคเคญเฅ เคจเคนเฅเค
๐ฉ๐ช niemals
๐ฎ๐ฉ tidak pernah
๐บ๐ฆ ะฝัะบะพะปะธ ะฑัะปััะต
๐ต๐ฑ nigdy wiฤcej
๐ฏ๐ต ไบๅบฆใจใชใ (nido to nai)
๐ซ๐ท jamais plus
๐ช๐ธ nunca mรกs
๐น๐ท asla
๐ฐ๐ท ๋ค์๋ (dasi-neun)
๐ธ๐ฆ ุฃุจุฏุงู (abadan)
๐จ๐ฟ nikdy vรญce
๐ธ๐ฐ nikdy viac
๐จ๐ณ ๅไนไธ (zร i yฤ bรน)
๐ธ๐ฎ nikoli veฤ
๐ฎ๐ธ aldrei meir
๐ฐ๐ฟ ะตัาะฐัะฐะฝ
๐ฌ๐ช แแ แแกแแแแก (arasodes)
๐ฆ๐ฟ bir daha yoxdur
๐ฒ๐ฝ nunca mรกs
Etymology
The word 'nevermore' is a compound of 'never' and 'more'. 'Never' has Old English roots, derived from ' nรฆfre', meaning 'not ever', which has Proto-Germanic origins. The word 'more' has its roots in Old English 'mฤ', originally from Proto-Germanic 'maiza', meaning 'greater' or 'larger'. The term 'nevermore' gained significant literary recognition in the 19th century through Edgar Allan Poe's poem 'The Raven', published in 1845, where it conveys a sense of irrevocable sorrow. In Poe's work, the raven's refrain of 'nevermore' emphasizes the hopelessness of the narrator's situation, thereby cementing the term into popular culture and language as a phrase indicating something that cannot or will not happen again.