"hyacinthine" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more hyacinthine [comparative], most hyacinthine [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɪnθɪn, -ɪnθaɪn, -ɪnθiːn Etymology: From Latin hyacinthinus, from Ancient Greek ὑακίνθινος (huakínthinos), from ὑάκινθος (huákinthos); corresponding to hyacinth + -ine. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|hyacinthinus}} Latin hyacinthinus, {{der|en|grc|ὑακίνθινος}} Ancient Greek ὑακίνθινος (huakínthinos), {{m|grc|ὑάκινθος}} ὑάκινθος (huákinthos), {{suffix|en|hyacinth|ine}} hyacinth + -ine Head templates: {{en-adj}} hyacinthine (comparative more hyacinthine, superlative most hyacinthine)
  1. Of the colour of a hyacinth (either the gem or the flower); reddish-gold (chiefly with reference to hair).
    Sense id: en-hyacinthine-en-adj-cTW9yFLf
  2. Curling like the petals of the hyacinth.
    Sense id: en-hyacinthine-en-adj-INtWlo~R
  3. Beautiful, like the mythological Hyacinthus.
    Sense id: en-hyacinthine-en-adj-YZFFFTOw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ine Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 32 44 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ine: 28 19 52
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: hyacinth, jacinth

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