| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Adjective | 1. Belonging to the hyacinth; resemblingthe hyacinth; in color like the hyacinth.[Websters]
2. Being fine, delicate, good, beauteous or beautiful. [Eve - graph theoretic] 3. Rarely used base adjective of the adverb hyacinthinely.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Adverb Form (hyacinthinely) | 1. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective hyacinthine.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license. | Top | |
Date "HYACINTHINE" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1828. (references) |
| Etymology:Hyacinthine \Hy`a*cin"thine\, adjective. [Latin expression hyacinthinus, Greek]. (references) |
Specialty Definition: HYACINTHINE
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Adjective] Made of hyacinth; consisting of hyacinth; resembling hyacinth. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | Top | ||
