ambrosian

1. 1.

   of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose

   “Ambrosian chants”
2. 2.

   extremely pleasing to the taste; sweet and fragrant

   “a nectarous drink”

   “ambrosial food”

   Synonymsambrosialnectarous

   Similartasty
3. 3.

   worthy of the gods

   Synonymsambrosial

   Similarheavenly

Questions about ambrosian

What does ambrosian mean?

ambrosian means "of or by or relating to Saint Ambrose". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ambrosian?

ambrosian has 3 syllables: am-bro-sian. The stress falls on "bro". In IPA it is /æmˈbɹoʊzən/.

What is another word for ambrosian?

Close synonyms include ambrosial, nectarous, ambrosial. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ambrosian a common word?

ambrosian is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.