balsamic

1. 1.

   of or relating to or containing balsam

   “a balsamic fragrance”

   Synonymsbalsamy

Questions about balsamic

What does balsamic mean?

balsamic means "of or relating to or containing balsam".

How many syllables are in balsamic?

balsamic has 3 syllables: bal-sa-mic. The stress falls on "sa". In IPA it is /ˌbɑlˈsɑmɪk/.

What is another word for balsamic?

Close synonyms include balsamy. 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 balsamic a common word?

balsamic is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.