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US
/nɑɹˈsɪsəs/
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[ UK /nˈɑːsɪsəs/ ]
[ UK /nˈɑːsɪsəs/ ]
NOUN
- (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection
How To Use Narcissus In A Sentence
- The city features six fruits - lemon, lychee, banana, longan, pomelo and pineapple - and three flowers - narcissus, camellia and orchid.
- Jupiter’s two vessels, which unceasingly poured forth good and evil; the cloud embraced by Ixion, which is the emblem and punishment of an ambitious man; and the death of Narcissus, which is the punishment of self-love. A Philosophical Dictionary
- Use hippeastrum, paperwhite narcissus, hyacinth or even crocus and miniature iris. Times, Sunday Times
- Flowers were also very scarce, narcissus and chrysanthemums being the chief varieties at twopence and threepence per bunch.
- Black Narcissus, Sister Ruth's transition from the dour, ascetic domain of nunhood into the unfettered, sexualised outside world is heralded by that unforgettable big close up of red lipstick metamorphosing Kathleen Byron's sensuous mouth. DVD Times
- However it is difficult to see exactly what ‘contracted to thine own bright eyes’ means, although the glossarists cite the example of Narcissus from classical literature.
- Though the paperwhite and tazetta narcissus like it dry and sharply drained, too, the majority of narcissi couldn't be easier, and I plant them by the thousand to enliven rough grass and orchards in clients 'gardens. Light up your garden with bulbs
- Narcissus was a beautiful Greek youth who became enamored of his own reflection
- The hoop petticoat narcissus, snowdrops, scillas, and crocus are perhaps the most delightful subjects for the purpose.
- And so, like Echo , Narcissus began to pine away , wasted by an impossible love.