Niflheim

noun

Nifl·​heim ˈni-vəl-ˌhām 

: the abode of the dead in Norse mythology

Examples of Niflheim in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The environment of Niflheim was pure movie-magic, combining special and visual effects. —Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025

Bong has adapted Edward Ashton’s novel Mickey 7 and upped the ante by ten, making disingenuous reference to biblical seriousness by setting the prophetic story on Planet Niflheim (referencing the Nephilim in the Old Testament), yet there’s a basic, goofy lack of seriousness. —Armond White, National Review, 12 Mar. 2025

Bong's movie is a big-budget sci-fi comedy about a mismatched group of people — led by amoral politician Kenneth Marshall (Mark Ruffalo) — on a mission to colonize the alien world of Niflheim. —Richard Edwards, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2025

Mickey's one solace throughout the four-and-a-third-year journey to Niflheim is his romance with security agent Nasha (Naomi Ackie), the only crew member who thinks of every version of him as a person rather than a human guinea pig. —Megan McCluskey, TIME, 7 Mar. 2025

Now, the newest theatrical worm entry is the creeper, a worm-like species native to the ice planet of Niflheim in Mickey 17, Bong Joon Ho's feature adaptation of Ashton Edward's sci-fi novel Mickey7. —Jessica Wang, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2025

Back to that introduction: Mickey No. 17 had been considered a goner, left to die in that ice cave on the planet Niflheim (Norse mythology scholars, mark your bingo cards). —David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Mar. 2025

Infinitely worse is Kenneth Marshall, the leader of the expedition and the wannabe conqueror of Niflheim. —Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025

Starting four years into the mission to colonize another planet, the film opens on Niflheim, where Mickey 17 is left for dead in an icy cavern, abandoned by Timo (Steven Yeun), the same pal who got him into this fix in the first place. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 15 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Old Norse Niflheimr

First Known Use

1676, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for Niflheim

• airtime
• bedtime
• daytime
• downtime
• enzyme
• halftime
• lifetime
• longtime
• lunchtime
• mealtime
• meantime
• nighttime