mink

noun

ˈmiŋk 

plural mink or minks

1

: soft fur or pelt of the mink varying in color from white to dark brown

2

: either of two slender-bodied semiaquatic carnivorous mammals (Neogale vison of North America and Mustela lutreola of Eurasia) of the weasel family that have partially webbed feet, a rather short bushy tail, and a soft thick coat

Illustration of mink

• mink 2

Examples of mink in a Sentence

a coat made of mink

women wearing expensive jewelry and minks

Recent Examples on the Web

Naturally, our talks often ventured from mink sets to turkey lore. —Thomas Weddle, Outdoor Life, 17 Apr. 2025

Fendi nodded to the house’s fur heritage with a variety of styles made of shearling, and a couple of actual mink designs. —Joelle Diderich, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025

Adding social services, mental health services and job training would go a long way toward helping far more people than banning mink coats. —Chicago Tribune, 11 Mar. 2025

Out stepped the Queen of Soul in a full-length mink coat. —David Browne, Rolling Stone, 5 Mar. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for mink

• blink
• brink
• chink
• cinque
• clink
• dink
• drink
• fink
• hink
• ink
• kink
• klink

Kids Definition

mink

noun

ˈmiŋk 

plural mink or minks

: either of two flesh-eating mammals that resemble the related weasels, have a slender body, partly webbed feet, and a somewhat bushy tail, and live near water

also : the soft normally dark brown fur of a mink