hyacinthine

9.9

A deep blue or purple color like a hyacinth flower

adjective
/ˌhaɪəˈsɪnθin/

Literature

: jacintoso

The garden was filled with hyacinthine blossoms that perfumed the spring air.

Examples

Her hyacinthine eyes sparkled in the sunlight, drawing everyone's attention.
The artist chose a hyacinthine shade for the evening sky in her painting.
What a hyacinthine sight it was to behold!
The hyacinthine flowers bloomed beautifully in the garden.
The artist chose a hyacinthine shade for the evening sky in her painting.
Her hyacinthine eyes sparkled in the sunlight, drawing everyone's attention.
The garden was filled with hyacinthine blossoms that perfumed the spring air.

Synonyms

flowery

vshyacinthine

6 3.5

Smelling or looking like flowers

focuses more on a specific deep blue or purple colour and resemblance

blue-lilac

vshyacinthine

4.6

A light purple color with a touch of blue

emphasizes a deeper blue or purple and floral scent or form

How Purple

hyacinthine

Literature

9.9

purple

229 1.0

violet

2 1.6

mauve

10 5.8

lavender

2.4

Surface Forms

hyacinthine positive

Morphology

hyacinthine = hyacinth (semi-transparent) = hyacinth + ine

The suffix '-ine' suggests resemblance or having qualities of 'hyacinth', but the specific color or beauty association may not be immediately clear.

Etymology

The word hyacinthine comes from the flower hyacinth and the old Greek name Hyakinthos, a plant famous for a deep blue or purple color and a sweet scent. So, to call something hyacinthine is to say it has the color, scent, or delicate beauty of that flower.