jacinth
noun
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jacinth
1 American
[jey-sinth, jas-inth]
/ ˈdʒeɪ sɪnθ, ˈdʒæs ɪnθ /
noun
Jacinth
2
American
[jey-sinth, jas-inth]
/ ˈdʒeɪ sɪnθ, ˈdʒæs ɪnθ /
noun
jacinth
British
/ ˈdʒæsɪnθ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of jacinth
1200–50; < Medieval Latin jacinthus, Latin hyacinthus hyacinth; replacing Middle English jacinct < Old French jacincte < Medieval Latin jacinctus, variant of jacinthus
Example Sentences
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Those who seem to pause are kissing the Hajar Aswad—the Black Stone, which, the Arabs say, was once an angel cast from heaven in the form of a pure white jacinth.
From The Days of Mohammed by Wilson, Anna May
There were fantastic halls pierced with Oriental windows, walls which glowed like jacinth and amethyst, and parapets of pearl.
From The City in the Clouds by Gull, C. Ranger
Jasper, jacinth, chalcedony, emerald, chrysoprasus, were suggested by the still bosom of the lake, towered round by light-reflecting mountains.
From The Wild Olive by King, Basil
Myrrh and incense, and jacinth and pearl, How we cringed on the floor of Heaven!
From Provocations by Bristowe, Sibyl
Great wefts of scarlet and of blue, thick strewn With pearls, or cleft with discs of jacinth stone; And drifts of silky woof and samite white, And warps of Orient hues.
From Lilith The Legend of the First Woman by Collier, Ada Langworthy
It also said it was parting ways with its chief financial officer Jacinth Smiley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
The company also said it was parting ways with its top finance executive, Jacinth Smiley.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 29, 2025
“To look at what has been accomplished, the obstacles that were overcome, and then locate yourself on that continuum, will be empowering,” Jacinth Green said.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022
Jacinth Green had an idea for creating a timeline of African American progress, possibly as a school project.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022
Jacinth sat there with a grave, almost expressionless face, her lips compressed in a way which her uncle knew well.
From Robin Redbreast A Story for Girls by Barnes, Robert
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