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- [hahy-uh-sinth]
- /ˈhaɪ ə sɪnθ/
- /ˈhaɪ.ə.sɪnθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hahy-uh-sinth]
- /ˈhaɪ ə sɪnθ/
Definitions of hyacinth word
- noun hyacinth a female given name. 1
- noun hyacinth A bulbous plant of the lily family, with straplike leaves and a compact spike of bell-shaped fragrant flowers. Native to western Asia, hyacinths are cultivated outdoors and as houseplants. 1
- noun hyacinth flowering plant 1
- countable noun hyacinth A hyacinth is a plant with a lot of small, sweet-smelling flowers growing closely around a single stem. It grows from a bulb and the flowers are usually blue, pink, or white. 0
- noun hyacinth any liliaceous plant of the Mediterranean genus Hyacinthus, esp any cultivated variety of H. orientalis, having a thick flower stalk bearing white, blue, or pink fragrant flowers 0
- noun hyacinth the flower or bulb of such a plant 0
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Origin of hyacinth
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Latin hyacinthus < Greek hyákinthos blue larkspur, also a gem of blue color; cf. jacinth
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Parts of speech for Hyacinth
noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
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hyacinth popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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