Meaning

6 senses
  1. (countable, uncountable)The herb absinthium Artemisia absinthium (grande wormwood); essence of wormwood.

    Wermut

    полы́ньpolýnʹ

    полин гіркийpolyn hirkyj

  2. (countable, figuratively, uncountable)Bitterness; sorrow.

  3. (countable, uncountable)A distilled, highly alcoholic, anise-flavored liquor originally made from grande wormwood, anise, and other herbs.

    Absinth, Wermutbranntwein

    абсе́нтabsɛ́nt

    абсе́нтabsént

    strong green liqueur flavored with wormwood and anise

  4. (countable, uncountable)A moderate yellow green.

  5. A moderate yellow green. absinthe green:

    (countable, uncountable)Absinthe green

  6. (US, countable, uncountable)Sagebrush.

Examples

6 sentences
  1. Tom sat alone at the table, drinking absinthe.

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  2. Tom drank absinthe, and Mary drank red wine.

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  3. He was absent from work because he drank too much absinthe last night.

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  4. Absinthe is the beverage of gods.

    ruАбсент - напиток богов.

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  5. Absinthe is made from wormwood.

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
herb Artemisia absinthium:
liquor:
Русский
By meaning 2
herb Artemisia absinthium:
liquor:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
herb Artemisia absinthium:
liquor:

Origin

* (wormwood; figuratively bitterness, sorrow): From Middle English absinthe.

* (wormwood; figuratively bitterness, sorrow): From Middle English absinthe.

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Forms

plural: absinthes

Synonyms

7 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

18 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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