nevermore
English
Etymology
From Middle English nevermore, from the Old English phrase nǣfre mā. Equivalent to never + -more.
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)
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Adverb
nevermore (not comparable) (literary)
- Never again.
- Antonyms: for evermore, forevermore, evermore
- 1845 February, — Quarles [pseudonym; Edgar Allan Poe], “The Raven”, in The American Review[1], volume I, number II, New York, N.Y., London: Wiley & Putnam, […], →OCLC:
- And my soul from out that shadow that lies floating on the floor
Shall be lifted—nevermore!
Translations
never again — see never again