Associations to the word «Amethyst»

Wiktionary

AMETHYST, noun. A transparent purple variety of quartz, used as a gemstone.
AMETHYST, noun. (uncountable) A purple colour.
AMETHYST, noun. (tincture) The purple tincture when emblazoning the arms of the English nobility.
AMETHYST, adjective. Having a colour similar to that of the gemstone
AMETHYST DECEIVER, noun. Laccaria amethystina, a small brightly-coloured edible mushroom.
AMETHYST DECEIVERS, noun. Plural of amethyst deceiver

Dictionary definition

AMETHYST, noun. A transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone.
AMETHYST, adjective. Of a moderate purple color.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.