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jacinth

name · noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈd͡ʒæ.sɪnθ/
  • /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.sɪnθ/
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  • CMU ARPABET: JH AE1 S IH0 N TH Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

name

Meaning 1

A female given name.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A translucent, reddish type of zircon used as a gemstone; a hyacinth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

a red transparent variety of zircon used as a gemstone

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: hyacinth

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: zircon, zirconium silicate

History

Etymology

From Middle English jacynct, partly from Old French jacincte, and partly from Old English iacinþ, both from Medieval Latin jacintus, jacinthus, from Latin hyacinthus, from Ancient Greek ὑάκινθος (huákinthos). Doublet of hyacinth.

Across languages

Translations

9 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: хиацинт (hiacint) — a gemstone
  • Ancient Greek: ὑάκινθος (huákinthos) — a gemstone
  • Māori: hakiniti — a gemstone
  • Middle English: jacynct — a gemstone
  • Polish: hiacynt — a gemstone
  • Portuguese: jacinto — a gemstone
  • Russian: гиаци́нт (giacínt) — a gemstone
  • Welsh: maen iasinth — a gemstone
  • Welsh: iasinth — a gemstone