hyacinthine
Syllables: hy·a·cin·thine/ˌhaɪ.əˈsɪn.θɪn/
hyacinthine adjective: of the colour of a hyacinth (either the gem or the flower); reddish-gold (chiefly with reference to hair).
Adjective
hyacinthine (comparative more hyacinthine, superlative most hyacinthine)
- Of the colour of a hyacinth (either the gem or the flower); reddish-gold (chiefly with reference to hair).
- His fair large front and eye sublime declared / Absolute rule; and hyacinthine locks / Round from his parted forelock manly hung / Clustering, but not beneath his shoulders broad:1674, John Milton, Paradise Lost^(https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Paradise_Lost_(1674)/Book_IV), Book IV, lines 300-303
- […] the nicest young man that ever was, — daintily gloved, patently booted, oilily curled, snowily wristbanded, with a lovely cambric (prima facie) handkerchief bound about his hyacinthine locks and polished hat.1871, Gail Hamilton, Gala-days, page 191
- Curling like the petals of the hyacinth.
- Beautiful, like the mythological Hyacinthus.
Forms of hyacinthine
| comparative | more hyacinthine |
|---|---|
| superlative | most hyacinthine |
Origin of hyacinthine
From Latin hyacinthinus, from Ancient Greek ὑακίνθινος (huakínthinos), from ὑάκινθος (huákinthos); corresponding to hyacinth + -ine.
Questions about hyacinthine
- What does hyacinthine mean?
- Hyacinthine means of the colour of a hyacinth (either the gem or the flower); reddish-gold (chiefly with reference to hair).
- What part of speech is hyacinthine?
- Hyacinthine is an adjective.
- How do you pronounce hyacinthine?
- Hyacinthine is pronounced /ˌhaɪ.əˈsɪn.θɪn/.
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