how to pronounce nadir

/ˈnɛɪ.dɪəɹ/

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nadir is pronounced in two syllables

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An example use of nadir in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… to one woman born at the nadir of u.s …”

meanings of nadir

noun:

The lowest point; time of greatest depression.
The point of the celestial sphere, directly opposite the zenith; inferior pole of the horizon; point of the celestial sphere directly under the place of observation.
An empty box added beneath a full one in a beehive to give the colony more room to expand or store honey.
The axis of a projected conical shadow; the direction of the force of gravity at a location; down.

name:

A surname.
A male given name.

verb:

To extend (a beehive) by adding an empty box at the base.

nadir frequency in english - C2+ level of CEFR

the word nadir occurs in english on average 1.3 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for C2+ level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.