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balsamy

/ˈbɑlsəmiː/

balsamy adjective: like balsam, as of balsam.

Adjective

balsamy (comparative more balsamy, superlative most balsamy)

  1. Like balsam, as of balsam.
    • Autumn was in the land, and the trees were golden and crimson, And from the luminous boughs of the over-elms and the maples Tender and beautiful fell the light in the worshippers' faces, Softer than lights that stream through the saints on the windows of churches, While the balsamy breath of the...1862, Various, Atlantic Monthly, Vol. 10, No. 61, November, 1862
    • Beyond that there was a lane between ranks of young, balsamy, white-misted firs and then an open pasture field, sere and crispy.1904, Lucy Maud Montgomery, Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1907 to 1908

Forms of balsamy

comparativemore balsamy
superlativemost balsamy

Origin of balsamy

From balsam + -y. Doublet of balsamic and balmy.

Questions about balsamy

What does balsamy mean?
Balsamy means like balsam, as of balsam.
What part of speech is balsamy?
Balsamy is an adjective.
How do you pronounce balsamy?
Balsamy is pronounced /ˈbɑlsəmiː/.

Words near balsamy in the dictionary

  1. balsamroot
  2. balsamroots
  3. balsams
  4. balsamweed
  5. balsamweeds
  6. balsamy
  7. Balsara
  8. balsas
  9. balsawood
  10. balsawoods
  11. Balser

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