n.
Pronunciation: ' a-m ə -th ə st, -( ˌ )thist
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English amatiste, from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French, from Latin amethystus, from Greek amethystos, literally, remedy against drunkenness, from a- + methyein to be drunk, from methy wine ― more at MEAD
Date: 13th century
1 a : a clear purple or bluish-violet variety of crystallized quartz that is often used as a jeweler's stone b : a deep purple variety of corundum
2 : a moderate purple
– am · e · thys · tine \ ˌ a-m ə - ' this-t ə n \ adjective