Lethean
1
9.9
Causing people to forget things, as in ancient myth
- adjective
- /ˈliːθiən/
- Literature
:
letheano
- He fell into a Lethean sleep, waking with no memory of the night before.
Examples
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The Lethean waters promised to erase all memories.
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The novel's ending was shrouded in a Lethean sense of loss and oblivion.
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The old house had a Lethean atmosphere, making visitors forget their worries.
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In ancient tales, Lethean potions were sought after for their magical properties.
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He fell into a Lethean sleep, waking with no memory of the night before.
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The old house had a Lethean atmosphere, making visitors forget their worries.
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The Lethean waters promised to erase all memories.
How Forgettable
amnesic
1
8.3
- Specialized
1
8.3
Lethean
1
9.9
- Literature
1
9.9
forgettable
16
3.8
16
3.8
unmemorable
1
5.3
1
5.3
memorable
171
3.5
171
3.5
Surface Forms
Lethean positive
Morphology
Etymology
Lethean comes from the Greek river Lethe, whose water in myth made people forget. So Lethean describes something that causes 'forgetfulness' or feels like a loss of memory.