5 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Narcissus \Nar*cis"sus\ (n[aum]r*s[i^]s"s[u^]s), n.; pl. {Narcissuses}. [L. narcissus, and (personified) Narcissus, Gr. na`rkissos, Na`rkissos, fr. na`rkh torpor, in allusion to the narcotic properties of the flower. Cf. {Narcotic}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Bot.) A genus of endogenous bulbous plants with handsome flowers, having a cup-shaped crown within the six-lobed perianth, and comprising the daffodils and jonquils of several kinds. [1913 Webster] 2. (Classical Myth.) (Capitalized)A beautiful youth fabled to have been enamored of his own image as seen in a fountain, and to have been changed into the flower called Narcissus. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: narcissus n 1: bulbous plant having erect linear leaves and showy yellow or white flowers either solitary or in clusters 2: (Greek mythology) a beautiful young man who fell in love with his own reflection [also: {narcissi} (pl)] From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]: 26 Moby Thesaurus words for "Narcissus": Adonis, Aphrodite, Apollo, Apollo Belvedere, Astarte, Balder, Cleopatra, Freya, Hebe, Hyperion, Venus, Venus de Milo, braggart, egocentric, egoist, egotist, houri, individualist, know-it-all, narcissist, narcist, no modest violet, peri, smart aleck, swellhead, the Graces From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Narcissus daffodil, a Roman whom Paul salutes (Rom. 16:11). He is supposed to have been the private secretary of the emperor Claudius. This is, however, quite uncertain. From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]: Narcissus, astonishment; stupidity
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