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Definitions for Spice

[1] any of a class of pungent or aromatic substances of vegetable origin, as pepper, cinnamon, or cloves, used as seasoning, preservatives, etc.
[2] such substances collectively or as material: Cookies without spice can be tasteless.
[3] a spicy or aromatic odor or fragrance.
[4] something that gives zest: a spice of humor in his solemnity.
[5] a piquant, interesting element or quality; zest; piquancy: The anecdotes lent spice to her talk.
[6] Archaic . a small quantity of something; trace; bit.
[7] to prepare or season with a spice or spices.
[8] to give zest, piquancy, or interest to by something added.
[9] (initial capital letter ) the proprietary name of a brand of synthetic cannabis compound.
[10] any of a variety of aromatic vegetable substances, such as ginger, cinnamon, nutmeg, used as flavourings these substances collectively
[11] something that represents or introduces zest, charm, or gusto
[12] rare a small amount
[13] Yorkshire dialect confectionery
[14] to prepare or flavour (food) with spices
[15] to introduce charm or zest into

Words related to Spice

seasoning, salt, zap, zip, tang, guts, pep, gusto, aroma, excitement, savor, kick, fragrance, piquancy, scent, relish, color, pungency

Words nearby Spice

spic, spica, spica bandage, spicate, spiccato, spice, spice islands, spiceberry, spicebush, spicebush swallowtail, spicery

Origin of Spice

1175–1225; (noun) Middle English, aphetic form of Old French espice (French épice ) from Latin speciēs “appearance, sort, kind” (see species), in Late Latin (plural): “goods, wares, spices, drugs”; (verb) Middle English spicen, in part derivative of the noun, in part from Old French espicer, derivative of espice

Other words from Spice

spice·a·ble , adjective
spice·less , adjective
spice·like , adjective
o·ver·spice , verb, o·ver·spiced, o·ver·spic·ing.
re·spice , verb (used with object), re·spiced, re·spic·ing.
un·spiced , adjective
well-spiced , adjective

Word origin for Spice

C13: from Old French espice, from Late Latin speciēs (pl) spices, from Latin speciēs (sing) kind; also associated with Late Latin spīcea (unattested) fragrant herb, from Latin spīceus having spikes of foliage; see spica

Synonyms for Spice

salt, seasoning, aroma, color, excitement, fragrance, gusto, guts, kick, pep, piquancy, pungency, relish, savor, scent, tang, zap, zip