ne'er

At no time

Ne'er is a poetic contraction of never, used almost exclusively in literary or archaic contexts: Ne'er shall we see his like again.

It survives mainly in the fixed expression ne'er-do-well, meaning a lazy or irresponsible person.

archaic

always

At all times

foreverFor all time
eternalLasting without end
perpetualLasting without interruption

endless · evermore · everlasting · henceforth · hitherto · whilst · wherefore · betwixt · forsooth · perchance

poetic

verse

Metered poetic passage

rhymeMatching terminal sounds
meterDevice that measures usage
stanzaPoem's line grouping

ballad · sonnet · ode · elegy · lyric · couplet · cadence · diction · imagery · poesy

do-well

scoundrel

Dishonest, unscrupulous person

rogueDishonest or uncontrolled agent
rascalLovable troublemaker
knaveDishonest, unprincipled person

miscreant · wastrel · layabout · idler · good-for-nothing · vagabond · loafer · shirker · delinquent · reprobate

Categories

Olde Englishthee, thou, thy, thine, hath
archaic Englishthou, thee, thy, thine, ye
archaic wordsthee, thou, thy, thine, tis

Opposites

temporal frequency

At all times

ever · forever · eternally · perpetually · evermore

Family

never, netherworld, nether, ne'er-do-well, nary, nethermost

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G