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Tantalus

noun

Tan·​ta·​lus ˈtan-tə-ləs How to pronounce Tantalus (audio)
1
: a legendary king of Lydia condemned to stand up to the chin in a pool of water in Hades and beneath fruit-laden boughs only to have the water or fruit recede at each attempt to drink or eat
2
not capitalized : a locked cellarette with contents visible but not obtainable without a key

Word History

Etymology

Latin, from Greek Tantalos

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of Tantalus was in the 14th century
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