heather

¹

[ heth-er ]

noun

1. any of various heaths, especially Calluna vulgaris, of England and Scotland, having small, pinkish-purple flowers.

adjective

1. (of a yarn or fabric color) subtly flecked or mottled:

   all-cotton turtlenecks in your choice of five solid colors plus heather gray and heather green.

Heather

²

[ heth-er ]

noun

1. a female given name.

heather

/ ˈhɛðə /

noun

1. Also calledlingheath a low-growing evergreen Eurasian ericaceous shrub, Calluna vulgaris, that grows in dense masses on open ground and has clusters of small bell-shaped typically pinkish-purple flowers
2. any of certain similar plants
3. a purplish-red to pinkish-purple colour

adjective

1. of a heather colour
2. of or relating to interwoven yarns of mixed colours

   heather mixture

Derived Forms

• ˈheathered, adjective
• ˈheathery, adjective

Other Words From

• heathered adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of heather¹

1300–50; spelling variant of hether, earlier hedder, hadder, hather, Middle English hathir; akin to heath

Word History and Origins

Origin of heather¹

C14: originally Scottish and Northern English, probably from heath

Example Sentences

Dr Heather White, a paediatric consultant, said the baby was in "pretty good condition" considering the nature of his birth.

From BBC

Heather Knight's side took advantage of some wayward bowling and sloppy fielding to amass 202-4 from their 20 overs in Benoni.

From BBC

That failed to halt England's momentum as lively cameos from Heather Knight, who made 26 off 19, and Amy Jones, 15 off seven, ensured England passed 200 for just the fourth time in T20 internationals.

From BBC

Bring L.A.’s iconic Jon & Vinny’s home with this gift box set, expertly curated for a decadent night in with a bottle of Italian wine, Jon & Vinny’s homemade dried fusilli pasta, Frankie’s olive oil, tomato paste, the J&V vodka sauce recipe, and a Heather Taylor Home kitchen towel.

From Los Angeles Times

Opening up the case for the prosecution, Heather Stangoe said the pair had met a group of women before the show, and provided some with tickets for later that evening.

From BBC

Related Words

• drab
• dusty
• grey
• silvery