nectar (ˈnɛktə) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a sugary fluid produced in the nectaries of plants and collected by bees and other animals |
| 2. | classical myth Compare ambrosia the drink of the gods |
| 3. | any delicious drink, esp a sweet one |
| 4. | something very pleasant or welcome: your words are nectar to me |
| 5. | chiefly (US) |
| a. the undiluted juice of a fruit | |
| b. a mixture of fruit juices | |
| [C16: via Latin from Greek néktar, perhaps nek- death (related to nekros corpse) + -tar, related to Sanskrit tarati he overcomes; compare Latin nex death and trans across] | |
| nectareous | |
| —adj | |
| 'nectarous | |
| —adj | |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
| a fool or simpleton; ninny. |