absinthineadj.

Brit.

/abˈsɪnθʌɪn/,

/əbˈsɪnθʌɪn/, U.S.

/æbˈsɪnθaɪn/

Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: absinth n., -ine suffix¹; Latin absinthium , -ine suffix¹; absinthe n., -ine suffix¹.

Etymology: Originally < absinth n. or its ultimate etymon classical Latin absinthium absinthium n. + -ine suffix¹. In later use also < absinthe n. + -ine suffix¹. Compare Byzantine Greek ἀψίνθινος flavoured with wormwood.

rare.

Having the characteristics of wormwood; bitter, harsh. Also: of, or characteristic of, absinthe; esp. yellow-green.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > bitter

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to do amerec1400

fell?c1425

gallyc1530

rhubarba1586

bitterish1605

acrimonious1617

acrid1633

rodent1633

absinthiana1635

gallish1648

acroamare1657

absinthiala1857

absinthine1862

1862 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia III. xi. ix. 153 We must add two Notes, two small absinthine drops, bitter but wholesome.

1887 Bot. Gaz. 12 267 The absinthine odor of wormwood, chamomile, chrysanthemum and many other plants stimulates the skin to healthy action.

1922 T. Masson Our Amer. Humorists xxv. 270 The Dowsonesque and absinthine moods of a young fin de siecle decadent.

1999 J. Elliot Unexpected Light (2000) xii. 435 We came down..and circled the magnificent cradle of mountains surrounding the Shomāli plain in the absinthine light of the setting sun.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	absinthine
释义	absinthineadj. Brit. /abˈsɪnθʌɪn/, /əbˈsɪnθʌɪn/, U.S. /æbˈsɪnθaɪn/ Origin: Perhaps of multiple origins. Partly formed within English, by derivation. Perhaps partly a borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: absinth n., -ine suffix¹; Latin absinthium , -ine suffix¹; absinthe n., -ine suffix¹. Etymology: Originally < absinth n. or its ultimate etymon classical Latin absinthium absinthium n. + -ine suffix¹. In later use also < absinthe n. + -ine suffix¹. Compare Byzantine Greek ἀψίνθινος flavoured with wormwood. rare. Having the characteristics of wormwood; bitter, harsh. Also: of, or characteristic of, absinthe; esp. yellow-green. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > taste and flavour > sourness or acidity > [adjective] > bitter baskc1175 to do amerec1400 fell?c1425 gallyc1530 rhubarba1586 bitterish1605 acrimonious1617 acrid1633 rodent1633 absinthiana1635 gallish1648 acroamare1657 absinthiala1857 absinthine1862 1862 T. Carlyle Hist. Friedrich II of Prussia III. xi. ix. 153 We must add two Notes, two small absinthine drops, bitter but wholesome. 1887 Bot. Gaz. 12 267 The absinthine odor of wormwood, chamomile, chrysanthemum and many other plants stimulates the skin to healthy action. 1922 T. Masson Our Amer. Humorists xxv. 270 The Dowsonesque and absinthine moods of a young fin de siecle decadent. 1999 J. Elliot Unexpected Light (2000) xii. 435 We came down..and circled the magnificent cradle of mountains surrounding the Shomāli plain in the absinthine light of the setting sun. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1862
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