dict_dl/en_MerriamWebster/nir_MW.json

{
  "Nirgrantha":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": jain":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Sanskrit, free from ties, from nir-, nis- out, without + grantha tying, from grathn\u0101ti he ties":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-i\u0259\u02c8-",
      "nir\u02c8gr\u00e4nt\u0259",
      "-ran-"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182139",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "nirles":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": an eruption resembling measles or chicken pox":[
        "\u2014 usually used with the suffering from the nirles"
      ]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "origin unknown":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "\u02c8nirlz"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220707-063439",
    "type":[
      "plural noun"
    ]
  },
  "nirmanakaya":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the historically manifested body of Buddha in the doctrine of trikaya":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Sanskrit nirm\u0101\u1e47ak\u0101ya body of magic transformation, from nirm\u0101\u1e47a measuring, creating, magical creation (from nir- nis- out + m\u0101ti he measures) + k\u0101ya body, from cinoti he piles in order":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "-i\u0259\u02c8-",
      "nir\u02c8m\u00e4n\u0259\u02c8k\u00e4y\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-182651",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "nirvana":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": a goal hoped for but apparently unattainable : dream":[
        "\u2026 that nirvana of the \u2026 weatherman: A foolproof system of forecasting.",
        "\u2014 Newsweek"
      ],
      ": the final beatitude (see beatitude sense 1a ) that transcends suffering, karma , and samsara and is sought especially in Buddhism through the extinction of desire and individual consciousness":[]
    },
    "examples":[
      "the spa experience was a week of pure nirvana",
      "the popular fantasy that life as a beachcomber in the South Pacific would be never-ending nirvana",
      "Recent Examples on the Web",
      "Rather than give them access to the tools that have helped rich nations develop, wealthy countries blithely instruct developing nations to skip coal, gas and oil, and go straight to a green nirvana of solar panels and wind turbines. \u2014 Bjorn Lomborg, WSJ , 20 June 2022",
      "For more than a decade, we\u2019ve been promised that a world without passwords is just around the corner, and yet year after year, this security nirvana proves out of reach. \u2014 Dan Goodin, Ars Technica , 6 May 2022",
      "Skiing in a pair of well-fitting boots in bottomless pow is snow-sports nirvana . \u2014 Ryan Wichelns, Outside Online , 1 Mar. 2021",
      "Another point was that GameStop had come under the control of Ryan Cohen, a visionary investor who was going to lead the company into a new-technology nirvana . \u2014 Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times , 12 May 2022",
      "Nearby, customers entered the dispensary, a cannabis nirvana with murals of various strains, glass cases and a wide range of Zen-centric products. \u2014 New York Times , 21 Apr. 2022",
      "True outerwear nirvana can be found only one place \u2014 in the cozy embrace of the leather (or faux leather, for vegans) jacket. \u2014 Dave Schilling, Los Angeles Times , 14 Apr. 2022",
      "The sun might be setting on the low-inflation nirvana enjoyed by advanced economies in recent decades, according to the leader of a major global central-bank organization. \u2014 Michael S. Derby, WSJ , 5 Apr. 2022",
      "In some theoretical nirvana , the V2V message is completely apt, timely, and utterly trustworthy. \u2014 Lance Eliot, Forbes , 23 Dec. 2021"
    ],
    "first_known_use":{
      "1829, in the meaning defined at sense 1":""
    },
    "history_and_etymology":{
      "Sanskrit nirv\u0101\u1e47a , literally, act of extinguishing, from nis- out + v\u0101ti it blows \u2014 more at wind entry 1":""
    },
    "pronounciation":[
      "(\u02cc)n\u0259r-",
      "nir-\u02c8v\u00e4-n\u0259"
    ],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[
      "forgetfulness",
      "oblivion",
      "obliviousness"
    ],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-191502",
    "type":[
      "adjective",
      "noun"
    ]
  },
  "nirvana principle":{
    "antonyms":[],
    "definitions":{
      ": the psyche's characteristic tendency to reduce inner tensions and approach an inorganic state as if responding to the death instinct":[]
    },
    "examples":[],
    "first_known_use":{},
    "history_and_etymology":{},
    "pronounciation":[],
    "synonym_discussion":"",
    "synonyms":[],
    "time_of_retrieval":"20220706-200127",
    "type":[
      "noun"
    ]
  }
}