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nadir

na·dir [ ˈnā-ˌdir]

nadir

noun

[ˈnā-ˌdir]

Definition of nadir

1 : the point of the celestial sphere that is directly opposite the zenith and vertically downward from the observer

2 : the lowest point

Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty

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Recent Examples on the Web

//From a nadir of about $7 billion in revenue in 2014 (in 2018 dollars), US revenue rose to almost $10 billion in 2018.
— Dan Kopf, Quartz, "Napster paved the way for our streaming-reliant music industry," 22 Oct. 2019
//There has been no improvement in relations since last June, and with G-7 unity at a nadir, Macron hopes to dodge a bullet.
— Adam Taylor, Washington Post, "Donald Trump may have killed the G-7 communique. Will anyone miss it?," 24 Aug. 2019
//To him, López Obrador has failed to stem the growing tide of bloodshed that has washed over Mexico, where murders, kidnappings and femicides seem to be climbing and the country appears to be returning to the violent nadir of the drug wars.
— Alejandro Maciel, Los Angeles Times, "For Mexicans in the U.S., the president of their homeland makes for spirited debate and begrudging silence," 14 Sep. 2019
//The summer of 2016 was the moment when Swift was at the nadir of her popularity, after Kim Kardashian published a video to Snapchat that appeared to catch Swift in a messy public lie about Kardashian’s husband Kanye West.
— Constance Grady, Vox, "Taylor Swift’s explanation for not endorsing Hillary Clinton actually makes a lot of sense," 8 Aug. 2019
//The 2018 nadir is part of a larger pattern of declining fertility in the US, and for the last few years, that rate has been lower than the rate needed for the population to replace itself.
— Aj Willingham, CNN, "5 things to know for July 25: Mueller, North Korea, Europe heat wave," 25 July 2019
//Zimbabwe stopped using its native currency in 2009 because of skyrocketing inflation and hyperinflation; at its nadir, the 100-trillion dollar bill was roughly the equivalent of 40 cents US.
— Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, "Cubed wombat poop, why your left nut runs hot, among Ig Nobel winners," 12 Sep. 2019
//Since late May, Biden’s support has never gone below 26% — his nadir after getting sliced and diced by Harris in the first debate — and no other candidate has climbed as high as 19%.
— Eugene Robinson, The Mercury News, "Robinson: It’s still Biden’s race to lose," 3 Sep. 2019
//The trend reached its nadir at Wimbledon in 2017, when the opponents of Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer halted back-to-back matches on Centre Court after less than an hour, shortchanging spectators.
— Ben Rothenberg, New York Times, "‘Like I’m Some Kind of Criminal’: Tougher Fines in Tennis," 11 July 2019

First Known Use of nadir

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for nadir

Middle English, from Middle French, from Arabic naḍhīr opposite

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