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I quite agree with you. The sun is not kind. God should use a rose amber spot.
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Meaning of "amber" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD AMBER

From Medieval Latin ambar, from Arabic `anbar ambergris.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF AMBER

amber  [ˈæmbə] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF AMBER

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Amber is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES AMBER MEAN IN ENGLISH?

amber

Amber

Amber is fossilized tree resin, which has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects. Amber is used as an ingredient in perfumes, as a healing agent in folk medicine, and as jewelry. There are five classes of amber, defined on the basis of their chemical constituents. Because it originates as a soft, sticky tree resin, amber sometimes contains animal and plant material as inclusions. Amber occurring in coal seams is also called resinite, and the term ambrite is applied to that found specifically within New Zealand coal seams.

Definition of amber in the English dictionary

The first definition of amber in the dictionary is a yellow or yellowish-brown hard translucent fossil resin derived from extinct coniferous trees that occurs in Tertiary deposits and often contains trapped insects. It is used for jewellery, ornaments, etc. Other definition of amber is a medium to dark brownish-yellow colour, often somewhat orange, similar to that of the resin. Amber is also an amber traffic light used as a warning between red and green.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH AMBER


camber
ˈkæmbə
caramba
kəˈræmbə
clamber
ˈklæmbə
dicamba
daɪˈkæmbə
gamba
ˈɡæmbə
hamba
ˈhæmbə
jamber
ˈdʒæmbə
liquidambar
ˌlɪkwɪdˈæmbə
mamba
ˈmæmbə
samba
ˈsæmbə
sambar
ˈsæmbə
sambhur
ˈsæmbə
sambur
ˈsæmbə
tsamba
ˈtsæmbə

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE AMBER

ambassador-at-large
ambassadorial
ambassadorship
ambassadress
ambassage
ambassy
ambatch
ambeer
Amber alert
amber fluid
amber gambler
amber nectar
ambered
ambergris
amberina
amberite
amberjack
amberoid
amberous
ambery

WORDS THAT END LIKE AMBER

board member
bomber
chamber
climber
cool as a cucumber
cucumber
ember
lumber
member
November
number
phone number
plumber
private member
remember
September
serial number
team member
telephone number
timber

Synonyms and antonyms of amber in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «amber» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF AMBER

Find out the translation of amber to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of amber from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «amber» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

琥珀
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ámbar
570 millions of speakers

English

amber
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

एम्बर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كَهْرَمان
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

янтарь
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

âmbar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অ্যাম্বার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ambre
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Amber
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bernstein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

琥珀色
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

호박(광물)
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Amber
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hổ phách
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

அம்பர்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

एम्बर
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kehribar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ambra
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

bursztyn
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

бурштин
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

chihlimbar
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κεχριμπάρι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

amber
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bärnsten
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ravgul
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of amber

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «AMBER»

The term «amber» is very widely used and occupies the 5.919 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «AMBER» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «amber» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «amber» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about amber

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5 QUOTES WITH «AMBER»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word amber.
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Dewitt Bodeen
I quite agree with you. The sun is not kind. God should use a rose amber spot.
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Amanda Harlech
My earliest childhood memory is watching the sunlight through a jar of amber full of wasps.
3
Hendrik Poinar
When I was a young boy, I used to gaze through the microscope of my father at the insects in amber that he kept in the house. And they were remarkably well preserved, morphologically just phenomenal.
4
Al Stewart
The evening sings in a voice of amber, the dawn is surely coming.
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Kurt Vonnegut
Here we are, trapped in the amber of the moment. There is no why.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «AMBER»

Discover the use of amber in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to amber and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Forever Amber
"Abandoned pregnant and penniless on the teeming streets of London, sixteen-year-old Amber St. Clare uses her wits, beauty, and courage to clinb to the highest position a woman could achieve in Restoration England--that of favorite mistress ...
Kathleen Winsor, 2012
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Amber
The fossilized resin of ancient trees, amber preserves organic material--most commonly insects and other invertebrates--and with it the shape and surface detail that are usually obliterated or hopelessly distorted during the mineralization ...
Andrew Ross, 1998
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Amber
After Lady Kendra Chase is found unchaperoned with the Black Highwayman, Patrick Caldwell, her brothers use the opportunity to marry her off to this coach robber, who she discovers is actually the Duke of Amberley.
Lauren Royal, 2001
4
Amber
Amber Lee thinks she is haunted.
Dave Webb, 2007
5
The Hare with Amber Eyes: A Family's Century of Art and Loss
Years after the war, she would find a way to return them to the family she’d served even in their exile. In The Hare with Amber Eyes, Edmund de Waal unfolds the story of a remarkable family and a tumultuous century.
Edmund de Waal, 2010
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Dragonfly in Amber
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Diana Gabaldon, 2010
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The Amber Room
Atlanta judge Rachel Cutler loves her job and her kids, but her life takes a dark turn when her father dies under strange circumstances, leaving behind clues to a secret about one of the greatest treasures ever made by man, the Amber Room.
Steve Berry, 2007
8
Amber House
"I was sixteen the first time my grandmother died . . ." Sarah Parsons has never seen Amber House, the grand Maryland estate that's been in her family for three centuries.
Kelly Moore, Larkin Reed, Tucker Reed, 2012
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Life in Amber
It has even been suggested that viable DNA may persist in some amber-trapped organisms. This book is a compendium of all that we know about life found in amber.
George O. Poinar, 1992
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Amber Brown Sees Red
Amber Brown's going through a growth spurt . . . and her body's not the only thing that's changing.
Paula Danziger, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «AMBER»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term amber is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amber Alert issued for missing Genesee County boy, 9
An Amber Alert has been issued for a 9-year-old Genesee County boy with severe autism. Omarion Humphrey of Davison is a black male, ... «Detroit Free Press, Jul 15»
2
Khloe Kardashian Dating James Harden: The Kardashians Love …
TMZ reports that James Harden's last fling was with Amber Rose, the video vixen who just happens to be an ex of Khloe's brother-in-law, Kanye ... «The Inquisitr, Jul 15»
3
Jada, Amber, & Andie: the women of “Magic Mike XXL”
Playing them are Amber Heard as the elusive Zoe, a photographer who catches Mike's (Channing Tatum) eye; Andie MacDowell as Nancy, ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
4
Amber Heard & Elizabeth Olsen Attend Miu Miu Launch in Paris
Amber Heard stops to pose as she arrives at the Miu Miu Club Fragrance Launch held at Palais d'Iena on Saturday (July 4) in Paris, France. «Just Jared, Jul 15»
5
New tips leading search in AMBER Alert case
Saturday, a woman told police she thinks Hayleigh Wilson and Benjamin Shook knocked on her door in Smyth County on Monday, June 29. «WCYB, Jul 15»
6
Watch Amber Rose's 2-Year-Old Son Sebastian Use The Word …
Amber asks her son “Pumpkin, what color is the jelly fish at the aquarium?” The Bash responds with “The ghost jellies,” and then follows up by ... «Global Grind, Jul 15»
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Amber Heard Doesn't Want to Be Defined By Her Bisexuality
“I didn't know of anyone else in my position who was a working female lead actress”, Heard recounted to the Times, via Independent this past ... «Thrasher Backer, Jul 15»
8
Who Is Amber Bryant's Former NFL Husband on 'Mother Funders'?
In addition to raising thousands for the PTO, Amber's also a Montessori elementary school teacher and mother to 13-year-old stepson ... «2paragraphs.com, Jul 15»
9
GLAMOUR chats to My Flash... 2:00PM
Made in Chelsea star Amber Atherton about her awesome jewellery brand, My Flash Trash. We've been fans of My Flash Trash for quite some ... «Glamour.com, Jul 15»
10
Johnny Depp and Amber Heard To Avoid Australia After Their Dogs …
IN PHOTO: Cast member Amber Heard and her fiance, actor Johnny Depp, pose at the premiere of "3 Days to Kill" in Los Angeles, California ... «International Business Times AU, Jul 15»

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