different between beneath vs scoriac

English

Alternative forms

• beneathe (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle English benethe, from Old English bineoþan (“beneath, under, below”), equivalent to be- +? neath. Cognate with Low German benedden (“beneath”), Dutch beneden (“beneath, under, down”), obsolete German benieden (“below”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /b??ni??/
• Rhymes: -i??

Adverb

beneath

1. Below or underneath.

Translations

Preposition

beneath

1. Below.
   • 1718, Alexander Pope, epitaph to Nicholas Rowe

     Beneath a rude and nameless stone he lies.
2. In a position that is lower in rank, dignity, etc.
   • a. 1730, Francis Atterbury, in The Grub-Street Journal, Volume 1

     He will do nothing that is beneath his high station.

3. Covered up or concealed by something.

Translations

English

Adjective

scoriac (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to scoria.
   • 1989, Nick Cave, And the Ass Saw the Angel

     She sank beneath the surface, the scoriac waters not splashing, not leaping up, but opening to take her.

Synonyms

• scoriaceous

References

• scoriac in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Anagrams

• Caricos, Corsica, crocias