1. jasmine
noun. ['ˈdʒæzmən, ˈdʒæzmɪn'] any of several shrubs and vines of the genus Jasminum chiefly native to Asia.
Synonyms
- Jasminum
- primrose jasmine
- shrub
- Jasminum officinale
- Jasminum sambac
- common jasmine
- Arabian jasmine
- genus Jasminum
- bush
- Jasminum mesnyi
- winter jasmine
- Jasminum nudiflorum
- true jasmine
Antonyms
- superior
Etymology
- jasmin (French)
- يسمين (Arabic)
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Words that Rhyme with Jasmine
- yasmine
- yasmin
- rasmin
- jazmin
How do you pronounce jasmine?
Pronounce jasmine as ˈʤæzmɪn.
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Example sentences of the word jasmine
1. Noun, singular or mass
This may be the best starting point to trace the history of jasmine flowers.
2. Adjective
Floral: 2 parts jasmine essential oil 1 part each neroli essential oil 1 part germanium essential oil
Quotes containing the word jasmine
1. It’s not that we have to quit this life one day, it’s how many things we have to quit all at once: holding hands, hotel rooms, music, the physics of falling leaves, vanilla and jasmine, poppies, smiling, anthills, the color of the sky, coffee and cashmere, literature, sparks and subway trains... If only one could leave this life slowly!
- Roman Payne, Hope and Despair
2. I pictured Cupid sitting in a crappy little bar, drunk and depressed, while he moaned to the bartender, "That Jasmine Parks, gods, she pisses me off! Did you see what she just did? Totally blew off this immortal stud to play kiss-the-boo-boo with a fickle little rent-a-cop. Why? 'Cause she's the biggest chickenshit on the planet! I'm ready to toss my bow and pick up a bazooka!
- Jennifer Rardin, Once Bitten, Twice Shy
3. Her beauty took my breath away, and allowed the spring breeze to fill my lungs with honeysuckle, jasmine, and desire.
- Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not FOR SALE