English Explanatory Dictionary

absinthe

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
  2. Bitterness; sorrow.
  3. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
  4. A moderate yellow green.
  5. A moderate yellow green. absinthe green:
  6. absinthe green
  7. Sagebrush.

Pronunciation

/ˈæb.sɪnθ/ /ˈæb.sænθ/ /ˈæb.sæ̃θ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-absinthe.wav

Word forms

absinthe absinthes absinth

Etymology

* (wormwood; figuratively bitterness, sorrow): From Middle English absinthe. * (liquor): From Modern French absinthe. Both from Middle French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood”). Doublet of absinthium.

Synonyms

green fairy absinthe green

Derived words

absinthate absinthean absinthe green absinthe oil absinthe spoon absinthe yellow absinthial absinthian absinthiana absinthiate absinthiated absinthic absinthiin absinthin absinthine absinthism absinthismic absinthites absinthium absinthol
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