noun · 8 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈæb.sɪnθ/
/ˈæb.sænθ/
/ˈæb.sæ̃θ/
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Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
noun
Meaning 2
Bitterness; sorrow.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: green fairy
Antonyms: none provided
4
noun
Meaning 4
A moderate yellow green.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: absinthe green
Antonyms: none provided
5
noun
Meaning 5
A moderate yellow green. absinthe green:
absinthe green
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: absinthe green
Antonyms: none provided
6
noun
Meaning 6
Sagebrush.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: US, countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
7
noun
Meaning 7
strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: absinth
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: liqueur, cordial
8
noun
Meaning 8
aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: common wormwood, old man, lad's love, Artemisia absinthium
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: wormwood
History
Etymology
* (wormwood; figuratively bitterness, sorrow): From Middle English absinthe. * (liquor): From Modern French absinthe. Both from Middle French absinthe, from Latin absinthium, from Ancient Greek ἀψίνθιον (apsínthion, “wormwood”). Doublet of absinthium.
Across languages
Translations
94 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Asturian:
axenxu
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Bashkir:
әрем
(ərem)
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Bulgarian:
пели́н
(pelín)
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Catalan:
donzell
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Chinese Mandarin:
苦艾
(kǔ'ài)
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Czech:
pelyněk
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Dutch:
alsem
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Dutch:
absintalsem
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Esperanto:
absinto
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Estonian:
koirohi
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Finnish:
koiruoho
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Finnish:
mali
— herb Artemisia absinthium
French:
armoise
— herb Artemisia absinthium
French:
absinthe
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Galician:
absintio
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Galician:
asento
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Galician:
asente
— herb Artemisia absinthium
German:
Wermut
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Greek:
αψιθιά
(apsithiá)
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Ancient Greek:
ἀψίνθιον
(apsínthion)
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Hungarian:
fehér üröm
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Ido:
absinto
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Interlingua:
absinthio
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Irish:
apsaint
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Italian:
assenzio
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Japanese:
苦蓬
(nigayomogi)
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Korean:
향쑥
(hyangssuk)
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Maltese:
assenzju
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Norwegian Bokmål:
malurt
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Norwegian Nynorsk:
malurt
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Persian:
افسنتین
(afsentin)
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Polish:
piołun
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Portuguese:
absinto
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Romanian:
pelin
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Russian:
полы́нь
(polýnʹ)
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Serbo-Croatian:
pelin
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Slovak:
palina pravá
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Upper Sorbian:
połon
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Spanish:
ajenjo
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Swedish:
malört
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Tamil:
மருக்கொழுந்து
(marukkoḻuntu)
— herb Artemisia absinthium
Ukrainian:
полин гіркий
(polyn hirkyj)
— herb Artemisia absinthium
