minty

M3I1N1T1Y4
US/ˈmɪnti/

adjective

Having a flavor or essence of mint.

Similar
tasty
OriginEnglish mint ← Middle English mynte ← Old English minte →
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Meanings

minty1

adjectiveminty (comparative mintier, superlative mintiest)

comparative mintier · superlative mintiest

  1. Having a flavor or essence of mint.

    Moroccan curried crab and streaks of minty, lemony yogurt add luxury to a supersimple zucchini soup ($14).

    2009 January 24, Corey Mintz, “Lunching well at Forte bistro and lounge”, in Toronto Star

Minty2

proper noun
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Araminta.

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveof the flavor of mint, particularly peppermint

Similar
tasty

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinmenta
  2. Proto-West Germanic*mintā
  3. Old Englishminte
  4. Middle Englishmynte
  5. Englishmint
  6. Englishminty

From mint + -y.

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Translations

Polish miętowy
  • miętowyTranslations
Russian мя́тный
  • мя́тный (mjátnyj)Translations
Turkish naneli
  • naneliTranslations
Ukrainian м'я́тний
  • м'я́тний (mʺjátnyj)Translations

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with minty

intiquinteflintysquintyshintyteosinteglintylinty
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Anagrams

Myint
Cite this entry
APA

minty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minty

MLA

“minty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minty. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “minty,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/minty.

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