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Definition of Nectarean
1. a. Resembling nectar; very sweet and pleasant.
Definition of Nectarean
1. Adjective. (poetic rare) Of or pertaining to nectar; nectareous; sweet. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Nectarean
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Nectarean
Literary usage of Nectarean
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Odes of Pindar by Pindar, Dawson William Turner, Abraham Moore (1852)
"37 : ie to begin the nectarean libations, or to begin the matter, ie to invoke
a favourable commencement to the expedition, with a libation. ..."
2. The Odes of Pindar: Literally Translated Into English Prose by Pindar, Dawson W. Turner, Abraham Moore (1872)
"The warlike son, then, of Amphitryon as he stood there in lion's skin, did noblest
Telamon call upon by name to make commencement with nectarean libations,' ..."
3. The Anatomy of Melancholy: What it Is, with All the Kinds, Causes, Symptoms by Robert Burton (1880)
"O what a blissful night would it be, how soft, how sweet a bed!" She will adventure
all her estate for such a night, for a nectarean, a balsam kiss alone. ..."
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