balsamic
/ˌbɔːlˈsæmɪk/
balsamic adjective: producing balsam.
Adjective
balsamic (not comparable)
- Producing balsam.
- Having the health-giving properties of balsam; soothing, restorative.
- […] the Souls of men also shall then catch life from the more pure and Balsamick parts of the Earth, and be cloathed again in terrestriall bodies […]1662, John Heydon, The Harmony of the World, London: Robert Horn, Epistle Dedicatory
- Having the pleasant odour of balsam; balmy, fragrant.
- he stood in the road, fragrant with the odor of the azaleas in the undergrowth and the balsamic breath of the low-hanging firs, which were all fibrously a-glitter wherever the moon touched the dew in the dense midst of their shadows.1891, Mary Noailles Murfree, In the "Stranger People's" Country, Nebraska, published 2005, page 14
Noun
balsamic (countable and uncountable, plural balsamics)
- Balsamic vinegar.
- Emilia-Romagna is home to fabled Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and aged balsamics.2009 February 21, Gord Stimmell, “Many fine wines plus one for a coffee lover”, in Toronto Star
Forms of balsamic
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Origin of balsamic
From balsam + -ic and French balsamique. Doublet of balsamico and piecewise doublet of balmy.
Words formed from balsamic
- balsamical
- balsamically
- balsamic moon
- balsamic vinaigrette
- balsamic vinegar
Phrases with balsamic
Words that rhyme with balsamic
Questions about balsamic
- What does balsamic mean?
- Balsamic means producing balsam.
- What part of speech is balsamic?
- Balsamic can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce balsamic?
- Balsamic is pronounced /ˌbɔːlˈsæmɪk/.
Words near balsamic in the dictionary
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