Word
absinthian
Phoneticsab·sinthi·an
Definition
adj. relating to absinthe, a strong green alcohol that was popular in the past. It describes things that have the taste or color of this drink.
adj. relating to absinthe or its characteristic green color and bitter flavor. Often used to describe the aesthetic or cultural atmosphere of the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
Examples
“The bartender prepared an absinthian cocktail with fresh herbs.”
“The old café was decorated in an absinthian style, featuring green walls and vintage glassware.”
“The poet's work is often described as absinthian, capturing the hallucinatory and melancholic atmosphere of the bohemian salons of the era.”
Examples
simple
“The bartender prepared an absinthian cocktail with fresh herbs.”
contextual
“The old café was decorated in an absinthian style, featuring green walls and vintage glassware.”
complex
“The poet's work is often described as absinthian, capturing the hallucinatory and melancholic atmosphere of the bohemian salons of the era.”
Etymology
From absinth + -ian.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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