Synonyms:
amethyst
Meaning: of a moderate purple color
noun
meaning of the word
Synonyms:
amethyst
Meaning: a transparent purple variety of quartz; used as a gemstone
Usage examples
Like a vaporous amethyst
I woke and chid my honest fingers, -- The gem was gone; And now an amethyst remembrance Is all I own.
But soon their attention was caught by a more brilliant sight, for here was the Diamond Swan swimming just before them, its long neck arched proudly, the amethyst eyes gleaming and all the diamond-sprinkled feathers glistening splendidly under the rays of the sun.