ambrosia
Collocations
4ADJ.
golden
VERB + AMBROSIA
evolve, like, rain
AMBROSIA + NOUN
world
PREP.
into, with
Definitions
noun
The food of the gods, thought to confer immortality.
He had a most intense admiration of female loveliness, and looked upon woman as a kind of super-angelic being, whose food should be the ambrosiæ and nectar of the gods, and whose garments the spotless white of vestal purity.
The anointing-oil of the gods.
Any food with an especially delicious flavour or fragrance.
Anything delightfully sweet and pleasing.
A favorite. It’s refreshing now and will evolve into golden ambrosia with age. […] The dessert wines of the Loire Valley and AJsace also deserve recognition. From the Anjou area of the Loire come the ambrosiae of Savennières, Bonnezeaux, and Quarts de Chaume.
An annual herb historically used medicinally and in cooking, Dysphania botrys.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — (classical mythology) the food and drink of the gods
noun — any of numerous chiefly North American weedy plants constitu
- ragweed
- bitterweed
noun — a mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and f
- beebread
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5He had a most intense admiration of female loveliness, and looked upon woman as a kind of super-angelic being, whose food should be the ambrosiæ and nectar of the gods, and whose garments the spotless
WiktionaryA favorite. It’s refreshing now and will evolve into golden ambrosia with age. […] The dessert wines of the Loire Valley and AJsace also deserve recognition. From the Anjou area of the Loire come the
WiktionaryTheir disease does not appear before August. At this time, throughout the entire United States one could say, not only in every field, in every meadow and in every forest, but even in the largest citi
WiktionaryTom tried to steal the gods' nectar and ambrosia.
Tatoeba · #2770629Rain is like ambrosia, as the world cannot exist without rain.
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