Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adv. Never again.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Never again; at no future time.
Wiktionary
- adv. Never again.
GNU Webster's 1913
- adv. Never again; at no time hereafter.
WordNet 3.0
- adv. at no time hereafter
Examples
“In the poem The Raven, by Edgar Allan Poe, for example, the word nevermore is a motif appearing at the end of each stanza.”
“In "The Raven" the raven tells the man he will see Lenore "nevermore".”
““No, but I am profoundly moved by the sad beauty of it; and by the fact that perhaps Poe got his refrain of 'nevermore' for his Raven as a reminiscence from it.””
“No, but I am profoundly moved by the sad beauty of it; and by the fact that perhaps Poe got his refrain of 'nevermore' for his _Raven_ as a reminiscence from it.”
“The effect was irresistible; and as the final "nevermore" was solemnly uttered the half-suppressed titter of two very young persons in a corner was responded to by a general laugh.”
“Thus the word "nevermore," a gloomy, terrible word, comes into his mind, and he proceeds to brood over it.”
“The end; that last dreadful piece of news which would write "nevermore" across his life and hers.”
“In his _Philosophy of Composition_ he described how his best known poem, the _Raven_, was systematically built up on a preconceived plan in which the number of lines was first determined and the word "nevermore" selected as a starting point.”
“Composition_ he described how his best-known poem, the _Raven_, was systematically built up on a preconceived plan in which the number of lines was first determined and the word "nevermore" selected as a starting-point.”
“The dread "nevermore," that Edgar Poe could not drive from his heart and sight, was oppressing her.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘nevermore’.
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-more or -less
Words ending with *more or *less, more or less. Many of theses terms also appear on the list The -less Said, which see.
schemaless, unless, useless, guileless, wireless, regardless, homeless, endless, nevertheless, countless, jobless, doubtless and 434 more...
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Stoppage
Stop words.
stop, freeze, hault, quit, nevermore, end, finish, complete, done, final, yield, pause and 14 more...
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Duelistic
One-word oxymorons and dvandva (copulative compound (hot)) words with that contradictory, antonymic tension. Hyphens are fine, and neologisms are great, but I don't want any portmanteau words (I c...
bittersweet, push-pull, crosscurrent, featherweight, butthead, wholesome, firewater, homework, lovesick, nevermore, oxymoron, inside-out and 62 more...
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♥
ambrosia, inamorata, gossamer, lily-white, hummingbird, roucoulement, poppy, daisy, calypso, lunula, lamb, dove and 1526 more...
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Wordie Working Overtime - some words ...
Some words of from XTC songs that I like or for some reason stand out. That and a dollar will get you a ride on the bus.
transistor, impaled, settee, sunspecs, neon, meccanic, infatuation, greenhouse, capers, consequence, excepted, helicopter and 112 more...
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geekwad's Words
mysterium, elif, reckon, shadowy, ostensibly, unique, foodie, surreptitiously, asynchronous, insane, berserk, space pirate and 235 more...
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akmed13's Words
time, spaceship, quantum mechanics, time traveller, bezonkers, strakh, path integrals, gorbfest, amphigory, amber, bicycle, amphisbaena and 358 more...
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Nullologue
nullologue, vaudeville, debauchery, debauched, libertine, nothing, dhadak, tz pf, nothingology, goodbyeology, sharmuta, manifesto and 866 more...
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oddball
wackadoodlery.
( personal list )
related (from me):
http://www.wordnik.com/lists/onomatopoeias--1
bric-a-brac, succotash, humbucker, skedaddle, scallywag, sassafras, gadzooks, humdinger, hoity-toity, wishy-washy, namby-pamby, ding dong and 436 more...
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"The Raven" by Edgar Allan Poe
Just words I like, think stand out in the poem, or are more significant than other words.
forgotten, tapping, rapping, chamber, bleak, surcease, sorrow, nameless, darkness, whispered, obeisance, mien and 26 more...
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BecauseICan's list
verisimilitude, zenzizenzizenzic, nevermore, nostalgia, precipice, omnidextrous, requiem, sesquipedalian, unflinchingly, behavoyeur, adorkable
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Beauty Is Truth, Truth Beauty
Culled.
asphodel, fawn, dawn, chalice, anemone, tranquil, hush, golden, halcyon, camellia, bobolink, thrush and 38 more...
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brady9's Words
bouffant, ointment, whatnot, nevermore, oriole, goo, mimosa, dishcloth, reliquary, errant, ostentatious, requisite and 58 more...
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Beautiful Words
Words that are simply music to one's ear.
ephemeral, ephemera, mother, effervescent, effervescence, elixir, hush, wanderlust, diarrhoea, oak, oaken, nevermore and 35 more...
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Words I'd like to use more often
abhor, giddy, refuse, adore, wretched, tussle, aplomb, tedious, perhaps, banal, vile, cavalier and 38 more...
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nincompoop, naive, nape, nightshade, nimble, nymph, nude, nightmare, nightingale, nirvana, navy, nemesis and 8 more...
Tweets
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karmicunderpath quoth the raven, 'nevermore'. Aug 21, 2007