Lethe

ˈliːθi

Definition

Definition of Lethe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

forgetfulness

Rare

state of forgetfulness or oblivion

Rare

He fell into a Lethe of his past troubles.

amnesia

oblivion

mythology

Rare

river in Hades causing forgetfulness

Rare

In Greek mythology, Lethe is a river in Hades.

forgetfulness

oblivion

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Origin of Lethe

Greek, lethe (forgetfulness)

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Lethean

adj.

mythology

causing forgetfulness or oblivion like the river Lethe

Examples of Lethe in a sentence

The book described a Lethe that consumed memories.
The souls drank from Lethe to forget their past lives.
Lethe's waters were said to erase memories completely.

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French:Léthé, ...
German:Lethe, ...
Italian:oblio, Lete, ...
Spanish:Lethe, Lete, ...
Portuguese:Lethe, Letes, ...
Chinese:遗忘, 忘川, ...
Japanese:忘却, レーテー, ...
Arabic:غَفْلَة, لِيثي, ...
Hebrew:לֵיתֵי, לֵתֵה, ...
Russian:лета, Лета, ...
Ukrainian:Лета, ...
Hindi:लीथ, लेथे, ...
Bengali:লেথে, ...
Catalan:Leteu, Lethe, ...
Czech:zapomnění, Léthé, ...
Danish:Lethe, ...
Dutch:Lethe, ...
Greek:λήθη, Λήθη, ...
Hungarian:feledés, Léthé, ...
Khmer:ស្ថានភាពនៃការភ្លេចភ្លាំង ឬការភ្លេចបាត់ស្មារតី, លេថេ, ...
Korean:망각, 레테, ...
Persian:لتی, لته, ...
Polish:letarg, Lete, ...
Portuguese (BR):Letes, Lete, ...
Romanian:Lethe, ...
Swedish:Lethe, ...
Thai:เลธ, ลีธี, ...
Turkish:Lethe, ...
Vietnamese:trạng thái quên lãng, Lethe, ...

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Definition of Lethe - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

Origin of Lethe

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Terms with Lethe included in their meaning

Examples of Lethe in a sentence

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