HTTP/2 200
date: Wed, 08 Oct 2025 09:51:53 GMT
content-type: text/html; charset=utf-8
content-security-policy-report-only: default-src 'self';img-src 'self' data: https://flickr.com https://*.flickr.com https://s.gravatar.com https://s.gravatar.com/avatar https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar https://i1.wp.com/cdn.auth0.com/avatars https://cdn.auth0.com/avatars https://g.stripe.com/ https://ssl.google-analytics.com https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/ https://farm66.static.flickr.com https://www.google-analytics.com https://tpc.googlesyndication.com https://pbs.twimg.com https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net https://*.amazon-adsystem.com https://fundingchoicesmessages.google.com https://*.3lift.com https://ams-pageview-public.s3.amazonaws.com https://www.google.com https://syndication.twitter.com https://image8.pubmatic.com https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net https://*.googleusercontent.com;base-uri 'self';font-src 'self' https: data:;frame-ancestors 'self';frame-src https://js.stripe.com https://platform.twitter.com/ https://syndication.twitter.com/ https://tpc.googlesyndication.com/ https://*.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/ https://www.google.com/ https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net/;connect-src 'self' https: https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net/pagead/ppub_config https://bam.nr-data.net/events/1/cb925c8058;object-src none;script-src 'self' 'unsafe-inline' report-sample https://js.stripe.com/v3/ https://code.jquery.com/jquery-1.12.4.min.js https://code.jquery.com/jquery-3.4.1.slim.min.js https://code.jquery.com/jquery-migrate-1.4.1.min.js https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/popper.js@1.16.0/dist/umd/popper.min.js https://stackpath.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/4.4.1/js/bootstrap.min.js https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/validate.js/0.13.1/validate.min.js https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/underscore.js/1.8.3/underscore-min.js https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/list.js/1.5.0/list.min.js https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js https://www.googletagmanager.com/ https://ssl.google-analytics.com/ga.js https://js-agent.newrelic.com/nr-spa-1184.min.js https://fundingchoicesmessages.google.com https://bam.nr-data.net https://securepubads.g.doubleclick.net https://www.googletagservices.com https://adservice.google.com https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/tether/1.4.0/js/tether.min.js https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/popper.js/1.12.9/umd/popper.min.js https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/clipboard@2.0.8/dist/clipboard.min.js https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/howler/2.1.1/howler.min.js https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/validator/10.9.0/validator.min.js https://*.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/ https://*.googlesyndication.com/ https://platform.twitter.com/js/ https://cdn.ampproject.org https://www.google-analytics.com https://adservice.google.be https://adservice.google.ca https://adservice.google.co.id https://adservice.google.co.mz https://adservice.google.co.th https://adservice.google.co.uk https://adservice.google.co.za https://adservice.google.com.au https://adservice.google.com.ec https://adservice.google.com.hk https://adservice.google.com.ng https://adservice.google.com.np https://adservice.google.com.ph https://adservice.google.com.sa https://adservice.google.de https://adservice.google.es https://adservice.google.fi https://adservice.google.fr https://adservice.google.ie https://adservice.google.it https://adservice.google.lk https://adservice.google.lt https://adservice.google.nl https://adservice.google.no https://adservice.google.rs https://googleads.g.doubleclick.net;script-src-attr none;style-src 'self' https: 'unsafe-inline' report-sample;report-uri https://5f9d927665d1a16209ba908c.endpoint.csper.io
x-dns-prefetch-control: off
expect-ct: max-age=0
x-frame-options: SAMEORIGIN
strict-transport-security: max-age=15552000; includeSubDomains
x-download-options: noopen
x-content-type-options: nosniff
x-permitted-cross-domain-policies: none
referrer-policy: origin-when-cross-origin
x-xss-protection: 0
etag: W/"13256-IQqYhXPkbm2Zu7Ps2BtQTLNzFzI"
set-cookie: cookienik=eyJjc3JmU2VjcmV0IjoiM3BnS0NqX0dtSDFwZUFodTc0aVo3Z3FYIn0=; path=/; expires=Sat, 11 Oct 2025 09:51:53 GMT; domain=wordnik.com; secure; httponly
set-cookie: cookienik.sig=gL_4LZ0zrwdp5ymyc40ecEDw7aE; path=/; expires=Sat, 11 Oct 2025 09:51:53 GMT; domain=wordnik.com; secure; httponly
vary: Accept-Encoding
content-encoding: gzip
Cytherea - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
noun Orchidaceæ. See Calypso , 1.noun Veneridæ , founded by Lamarck in 1806.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
noun
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Cytherea .
Examples
[2008 / 09 / 12 18: 59] Prokofy Neva: I saw that Sarah Nerd called Cytherea a bad name -- good!
Second Thoughts 2008
[2008 / 09 / 12 18: 59] Prokofy Neva: I saw that Sarah Nerd called Cytherea a bad name -- good!
Second Thoughts 2008
[2008 / 09 / 12 18: 59] Prokofy Neva: I saw that Sarah Nerd called Cytherea a bad name -- good!
Second Thoughts 2008
[2008 / 09 / 12 18: 59] Prokofy Neva: I saw that Sarah Nerd called Cytherea a bad name -- good!
Second Thoughts 2008
It is a skilful art, nevertheless, and "Cytherea " confirms a judgment long held that Mr. Hergesheimer is one of the most skilful craftsmen in English in our day.
Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism Henry Seidel Canby 1919
In "Cytherea " the less lovely, but equally moral Fanny loses her Lee because she cannot satisfy his longings and nags when she fails.
Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism Henry Seidel Canby 1919
His second book depends largely upon the craving for sex experience, in which it resembles Mr. Hergesheimer's "Cytherea ," but also plays heavily upon the motive of escape, and upon sheer curiosity.
Definitions: Essays in Contemporary Criticism Henry Seidel Canby 1919
Cytherea was an island near the point where Venus emerged from the ocean. back
Architecture and Memory: The Renaissance Studioli of Federico da Montefeltro 2008
Next in order had been wrought Cytherea with drooping tresses, wielding the swift shield of Ares; and from her shoulder to her left arm the fastening of her tunic was loosed beneath her breast; and opposite in the shield of bronze her image appeared clear to view as she stood.
The Argonautica 2008
Thus she spake, and Hera took her slender hand and gently smiling, replied: “Perform this task, Cytherea , straightway, as thou sayest; and be not angry or contend with thy boy; he will cease hereafter to vex thee.”
The Argonautica 2008
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.