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Pos: Noun
[WORDNET DICTIONARY]

Noun nadir has 2 senses

1.  nadir(n = noun.state) low-water mark - an extreme state of adversity; the lowest point of anything;
is a kind of adversity, hard knocks, hardship

2.  nadir(n = noun.location) - the point below the observer that is directly opposite the zenith on the imaginary sphere against which celestial bodies appear to be projected;
is a kind of
celestial point
is a part of celestial sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, sphere, vault of heaven, welkin
Antonym: zenith


[CIDE DICTIONARY]

nadir, n. [F., Sp., & It. nadir; all fr. Ar. nazīru's samt nadir, prop., the point opposite the zenith (as samt), in which nazīr means alike, corresponding to. Cf. Azimuth, Zenith.].

1.  That point of the heavens, or lower hemisphere, directly opposite the zenith; the inferior pole of the horizon; the point of the celestial sphere directly under the place where we stand. [1913 Webster]

2.  The lowest point; the time of greatest depression. [1913 Webster]
"The seventh century is the nadir of the human mind in Europe." [1913 Webster]

Nadir of the sun (Astron.), the axis of the conical shadow projected by the earth. Crabb.

[OXFORD DICTIONARY]

nadir, n.
1 the part of the celestial sphere directly below an observer (opp. ZENITH).
2 the lowest point in one's fortunes; a time of deep despair.

Etymology:
ME f. OF f. Arab. nazir (as-samt) opposite (to the zenith)


[ROGET DICTIONARY]

Base

N  base, basement, plinth, dado, wainscot, baseboard, mopboard, bedrock, hardpan, foundation, substructure, substratum, ground, earth, pavement, floor, paving, flag, carped, ground floor, deck, footing, ground work, basis, hold, bilge, bottom, nadir, foot, sole, toe, hoof, keel, root, centerboard, bottom, undermost, nethermost, fundamental, founded on, based on, grounded on, built on.