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 and divides as bal-sa-my under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

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.