balsamy

1. 1.

   of or relating to or containing balsam

   “a balsamic fragrance”

   Synonymsbalsamic

Questions about balsamy

What does balsamy mean?

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

How many syllables are in balsamy?

balsamy has 3 syllables: bal-sa-my. The stress falls on "bal".

What is another word for balsamy?

Close synonyms include balsamic. 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 balsamy a common word?

balsamy 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.