Definitions for Jacinth

Jacinth ja·cinth

Spelling: [jey-sinth, jas-inth]
IPA: /ˈdʒeɪ sɪnθ, ˈdʒæs ɪnθ/

Jacinth is a 7 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 19 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 22 points.

You can make 135 anagrams from letters in Jacinth (achijnt).

Definitions for Jacinth

noun

  1. Mineralogy. hyacinth (def 4).
  2. a female given name, form of Hyacinth.

Origin of Jacinth

1200-50; Medieval Latin jacinthus, Latin hyacinthus hyacinth; replacing Middle English jacinct Old French jacincte Medieval Latin jacinctus, variant of jacinthus

Examples for Jacinth

And her interest in you children, jacinth especially, has nothing to do with our side.

She glanced up at jacinth, and saw that her face was very grave.

She's a little older than Miss jacinth, and oh, Phebe, she's so awfully deaf.

I am afraid jacinth's attention that morning was rather distracted.

Frances murmured something about 'thinking jacinth was vexed with her.'

She was scarcely out of hearing when jacinth turned upon her sister.

And jacinth is always rather down upon me for talking too much.

She's had Miss jacinth all the afternoon, and she likes her better than me.

But still I'm sure it's better for jacinth not to know about it till I hear what mother says.

So jacinth took up the story again, and related all that had happened.

Word Value for Jacinth
Scrable

19

Words with friends

22

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