hyacinthineadj.

/hʌɪəˈsɪnθʌɪn/

/hʌɪəˈsɪnθɪn/

Forms: Also 1600s–1700s -in.

Etymology: < Latin hyacinthinus, < Greek ὑακίνθινος , < ὑάκινθος hyacinth n.: see -ine suffix¹.

1. Of the colour of a hyacinth (either the gem ( 1a) or the flower). (Chiefly as a poetic or rhetorical epithet of hair, after Hom. Od. vi. 231, κόμας ὑακινθίνῳ ἄνθει ὁμοίας, ‘locks like the hyacinthine flower’, which in the next line seem to be compared to gold.)

ΘΚΠ

the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > golden

sunnisha1413

sunnyc1500

hyacinthine1656

hyacinthian1794

auricomous1864

the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > purplish blue

hyacinthine1656

violaceous1657

violaceana1711

lilac-blue1851

hyacinthian1858

hyacinth1876

lavender1882

violet blue1882

1656 T. Blount Glossographia Hyacinthine, of Violet or Purple colour.

1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 301 Hyacinthin Locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clustring.

1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. vi. 274 His hyacinthine locks descend in wavy curls.

1791 G. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 363 Argentine flowers of anitmony, hyacinthine glass of antimony.

1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. iv. 133 The splendid Hyacinthine macaw (Macrocercus hyacinthinus)..is entirely of a soft hyacinthine blue colour, except round the eyes.

1874 J. R. Lowell Agassiz in Poems (1890) IV. 112 Shaking with burly mirth his hyacinthine hair.

1874 H. M. Westropp Man. Precious Stones 74 Many fine engravings, and also camei, occur in the essonite, and the hyacinthine garnet.

1874 H. M. Westropp Man. Precious Stones 93 The hyacinthine sard is..a rich..variety of this stone which possesses the orange-red tint.

2. Of, made of, or adorned with hyacinths.

ΘΚΠ

the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [adjective] > of or having lilies > of hyacinth

hyacinthine1675

hyacinthian1858

1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses vi. 73 From his Hair the colour gray she took, And made it like the Hyacinthine flower.

a1777 F. Fawkes tr. Anacreon Ode: on Himself xlii, in Wks. Anacreon, Sappho (1789) 102 With hyacinthine Chaplet crown'd.

1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. vi. 286 His curling locks like hyacinthine flowers.

1822 ‘B. Cornwall’ Sonn. to Skylark Hyacinthine bowers.

3. Like the boy Hyacinthus of Greek mythology.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] > specifically of persons

faireOE

sheenOE

brightOE

(the) sheenc1275

belc1314

pertc1330

quaintc1330

gaya1350

beau1399

formose14..

clearc1420

beautiful1509

venust1513

venereal1598

rare-beautied?1614

venerial1661

seraphic1765

nymphish1789

hyacinthine1847

bloomful1890

1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 188 The hyacinthine boy, for whom Morn well might break, and April bloom.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021).

单词	hyacinthine
释义	hyacinthineadj. /hʌɪəˈsɪnθʌɪn//hʌɪəˈsɪnθɪn/ Forms: Also 1600s–1700s -in. Etymology: < Latin hyacinthinus, < Greek ὑακίνθινος , < ὑάκινθος hyacinth n.: see -ine suffix¹. 1. Of the colour of a hyacinth (either the gem ( 1a) or the flower). (Chiefly as a poetic or rhetorical epithet of hair, after Hom. Od. vi. 231, κόμας ὑακινθίνῳ ἄνθει ὁμοίας, ‘locks like the hyacinthine flower’, which in the next line seem to be compared to gold.) ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > hair > colour of hair > [adjective] > golden sunnisha1413 sunnyc1500 hyacinthine1656 hyacinthian1794 auricomous1864 the world > matter > colour > named colours > blue or blueness > [adjective] > purplish blue hyacinthine1656 violaceous1657 violaceana1711 lilac-blue1851 hyacinthian1858 hyacinth1876 lavender1882 violet blue1882 1656 T. Blount Glossographia Hyacinthine, of Violet or Purple colour. 1667 J. Milton Paradise Lost iv. 301 Hyacinthin Locks Round from his parted forelock manly hung Clustring. View more context for this quotation 1725 W. Broome in A. Pope et al. tr. Homer Odyssey II. vi. 274 His hyacinthine locks descend in wavy curls. 1791 G. Pearson in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 81 363 Argentine flowers of anitmony, hyacinthine glass of antimony. 1863 H. W. Bates Naturalist on River Amazons I. iv. 133 The splendid Hyacinthine macaw (Macrocercus hyacinthinus)..is entirely of a soft hyacinthine blue colour, except round the eyes. 1874 J. R. Lowell Agassiz in Poems (1890) IV. 112 Shaking with burly mirth his hyacinthine hair. 1874 H. M. Westropp Man. Precious Stones 74 Many fine engravings, and also camei, occur in the essonite, and the hyacinthine garnet. 1874 H. M. Westropp Man. Precious Stones 93 The hyacinthine sard is..a rich..variety of this stone which possesses the orange-red tint. 2. Of, made of, or adorned with hyacinths. ΘΚΠ the world > plants > particular plants > cultivated or valued plants > particular cultivated or ornamental plants > particular flower or plant esteemed for flower > [adjective] > of or having lilies > of hyacinth hyacinthine1675 hyacinthian1858 1675 T. Hobbes tr. Homer Odysses vi. 73 From his Hair the colour gray she took, And made it like the Hyacinthine flower. a1777 F. Fawkes tr. Anacreon Ode: on Himself xlii, in Wks. Anacreon, Sappho (1789) 102 With hyacinthine Chaplet crown'd. 1791 W. Cowper tr. Homer Odyssey in Iliad & Odyssey II. vi. 286 His curling locks like hyacinthine flowers. 1822 ‘B. Cornwall’ Sonn. to Skylark Hyacinthine bowers. 3. Like the boy Hyacinthus of Greek mythology. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > beauty > [adjective] > specifically of persons faireOE sheenOE brightOE (the) sheenc1275 belc1314 pertc1330 quaintc1330 gaya1350 beau1399 formose14.. clearc1420 beautiful1509 venust1513 venereal1598 rare-beautied?1614 venerial1661 seraphic1765 nymphish1789 hyacinthine1847 bloomful1890 1847 R. W. Emerson Poems 188 The hyacinthine boy, for whom Morn well might break, and April bloom. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online September 2021). < adj.1656
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