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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024am•ber /ˈæmbɚ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Mineralogya yellow, red, or brown translucent fossil resin used in jewelry.
- Jewelrythe yellowish brown color of resin.
adj. - Jewelryof the color of amber;
yellowish brown. - Jewelrymade of amber.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024am•ber (am′bər),USA pronunciation n. - Mineralogy, Jewelrya pale yellow, sometimes reddish or brownish, fossil resin of vegetable origin, translucent, brittle, and capable of gaining a negative electrical charge by friction and of being an excellent insulator: used for making jewelry and other ornamental articles.
- Jewelrythe yellowish-brown color of resin.
adj. - Jewelryof the color of amber;
yellowish-brown:amber fields of grain. - Jewelrymade of amber:amber earrings.
- Arabic ‘anbar ambergris; confusion of the dissimilar substances perh. because both were rare, valuable, and found on seacoasts
- Medieval Latin ambra
- Old French
- Middle English ambre 1350–1400
- a female given name.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: amber /ˈæmbə/ n - a yellow or yellowish-brown hard translucent fossil resin derived from extinct coniferous trees that occurs in Tertiary deposits and often contains trapped insects. It is used for jewellery, ornaments, etc
- a medium to dark brownish-yellow colour, often somewhat orange, similar to that of the resin
- (as adjective): an amber dress
- an amber traffic light used as a warning between red and green
Etymology: 14th Century: from Medieval Latin ambar, from Arabic `anbar ambergris |