hyacinthian

/ˌhaɪ.əˈsɪn.θi.ən/

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Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

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Alternative form of hyacinthine (“reddish-gold”).

"The Sicilian amber is distinguished […] by its passing from the transparent and non-transparent […] through all possible shades of a deep yellow, to the most beautiful hyacinthian red."
"There were older men – journalists; some smart and carefully costumed, ringed, scented, and adorned; and some of the Bohemian school, of the "hyacinthian locks, wildly floating," of uncombed and unwashed appearance […]"

From Hyacinth + -ian.

corinthian carinthian

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The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhaɪ.əˈsɪn.θi.ən/.

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Where does hyacinthian come from?

From Hyacinth + -ian.

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