amethystine

adjective

am·​e·​thys·​tine ¦a-mə-¦thi-stən  -ˌstīn 

-ˌstēn

1

: resembling, composed of, or containing amethyst

2

: of the color amethyst

Word History

Etymology

Latin amethystinus, from Greek amethystinos, from amethystos + -inos -ine

First Known Use

1667, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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Rhymes for amethystine

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• aubergine
• celestine
• cytosine
• emetine
• infantine
• johannine
• kerosine
• kundalini
• nepheline
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• proserpine