Nevermore: meaning, definitions and examples

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nevermore

 

[ หˆnษ›vษ™rหŒmษ”r ]

Adverb
Context #1 | Adverb

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น nunca mais

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เค•เคญเฅ€ เคจเคนเฅ€เค‚

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช niemals

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ tidak pernah

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฝั–ะบะพะปะธ ะฑั–ะปัŒัˆะต

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ nigdy wiฤ™cej

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ไบŒๅบฆใจใชใ„ (nido to nai)

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท jamais plus

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ nunca mรกs

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท asla

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ๋‹ค์‹œ๋Š” (dasi-neun)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุฃุจุฏุงู‹ (abadan)

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ nikdy vรญce

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ nikdy viac

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ๅ†ไนŸไธ (zร i yฤ› bรน)

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ nikoli veฤ

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ aldrei meir

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ะตัˆา›ะฐัˆะฐะฝ

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒแƒ แƒแƒกแƒแƒ“แƒ”แƒก (arasodes)

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ bir daha yoxdur

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ 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.