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Showing words for AMETHYST using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Amethyst

amethyst

7 Letter Words for Amethyst

maythes, shmatte, thymate

6 Letter Words for Amethyst

mateys, mathes, mattes, mayest, maythe, meaths, smeath, steamy, stethy, stythe, tamest, tethys, thames, themas, thetas, thymes, tythes

5 Letter Words for Amethyst

ahems, ashet, etyma, haems, hames, haste, hasty, hates, hatte, hatty, hayes, heast, heats, mashy, masty, mates, matey, mathe, matte, mayst, meath, meats, meaty, meshy, metas, meths, myths, sahme, samey, satem, seamy, shame, sheat, shema, smeth, smyth, state, steam, stema, styme, styte, sythe, tames, taste, tasty, tates, taths, teams, teasy, teats, teaty, testa, testy, teths, thats, theat, thema, theta, thyme, thyms, tyste, tythe, yates, yeahs, yeast, yeats, yetts, ysame

4 Letter Words for Amethyst

ahem, ahey, asem, ashy, ates, atte, atty, ayes, ayme, east, easy, eath, eats, emys, etas, etat, eths, etym, eyah, eyas, haes, hame, hams, hast, hate, hats, hatt, haye, hays, heat, hems, hest, hets, heys, hyes, hyte, maes, mase, mash, mast, mate, math, mats, maty, mays, meas, meat, mesa, mesh, mest, meta, meth, mets, myst, myth, same, samh, sate, seah, seam, seat, seta, seth, sett, sham, shay, shea, shem, shet, stam, stat, stay, stem, stet, stey, tame, tams, tash, tate, tath, tats, tays, team, teas, teat, tems, test, teth, tets, thae, that, thea, them, they, tyes, tyte, yahs, yams, yate, yeah, yeas, yeat, yest, yeta, yeth, yett

3 Letter Words for Amethyst

aes, ahs, ame, amt, amy, ase, ash, ast, ate, atm, att, aye, ays, eam, eas, eat, ehs, ems, esm, est, eta, eth, ety, hae, ham, has, hat, hay, hem, hes, het, hey, hts, hye, mae, mas, mat, may, mea, meh, mes, met, msh, mst, mts, mya, mys, sah, sam, sat, say, sea, sem, set, sey, sha, she, sht, shy, sma, sta, stm, sty, sye, sym, tam, tas, tat, tay, tea, tem, tes, tet, tha, the, thm, thy, tmh, tsh, tst, tty, tye, tyt, yah, yam, yas, yat, yea, yeh, yes, yet

Definitions for Amethyst

[1] a purple or violet quartz, used as a gem.
[2] a purplish tint.
[3] having the color of amethyst.
[4] containing or set with an amethyst or amethysts: an amethyst brooch.
[5] a purple or violet transparent variety of quartz used as a gemstone. Formula: SiO 2
[6] a purple variety of sapphire; oriental amethyst
[7] the purple colour of amethyst

Words related to Amethyst

color, mauve, plum, lilac, lavender, periwinkle, violet, heliotrope, pomegranate, mulberry, magenta, wine, orchid, amaranthine, perse, violaceous

Words nearby Amethyst

amesace, amesbury, amesha spenta, ameslan, ametabolic, amethyst, ametria, ametrometer, ametropia, amex, amf

Origin of Amethyst

1250–1300; < Latin amethystus < Greek améthystos not intoxicating, not intoxicated (so called from a belief that it prevented drunkenness), equivalent to a- a-6 + methys- (variant stem of methýein to intoxicate; see methylene) + -tos verbal adjective suffix; replacing Middle English ametist < Anglo-French ametiste < Latin

Other words from Amethyst

am·e·thys·tine [am-uh -this -tin, -tahyn] /ˌæm əˈθɪs tɪn, -taɪn/ , adjective
am·e·thyst·like , adjective

Word origin for Amethyst

C13: from Old French amatiste, from Latin amethystus, from Greek amethustos, literally: not drunken, from a- 1 + methuein to make drunk; referring to the belief that the stone could prevent intoxication

Synonyms for Amethyst

color, lavender, lilac, mauve, periwinkle, plum, violet, heliotrope, magenta, mulberry, orchid, pomegranate, wine, amaranthine, blue-violet, bluish red, perse, reddish blue, violaceous