Main Entry: am·e·thyst

Pronunciation: \ˈa-mə-thəst, -(ˌ)thist\

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English amatiste, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin amethystus, from Greek amethystos, literally, remedy against drunkenness, from a- + methyein to be drunk, from methy wine — more at mead

Date: 13th century

1 a : a clear purple or bluish-violet variety of crystallized quartz that is often used as a jeweler's stone b : a deep purple variety of corundum
2 : a moderate purple

— am·e·thys·tine \ˌa-mə-ˈthis-tən\ adjective