absinthe
Plural: absinthes
Noun
- aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
- strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise
- The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
- Bitterness; sorrow.
- A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
- A moderate yellow green.
- A moderate yellow green. absinthe green:
- absinthe green
- Sagebrush.
- pl. -S a bitter liqueur
Origin / Etymology
* (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.
Synonyms
absinth, Artemisia absinthium, common wormwood, lad's love, old man, absinthe green, green fairy
Scrabble Score: 13
absinthe: valid Scrabble (US) TWL wordabsinthe: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
absinthe: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary