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absinthe.

The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.

8 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈæb.sɪnθ//ˈæb.sænθ//ˈæb.sæ̃θ/

  1. The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.

    countable · uncountable

  2. Bitterness; sorrow.

    countable · figuratively · uncountable

  3. A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.

    countable · uncountable

  4. A moderate yellow green.

    countable · uncountable

  5. A moderate yellow green. absinthe green: absinthe green

    countable · uncountable

  6. Sagebrush.

    US · countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

* (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.

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