thyme

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noun

Any plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris), a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.

OriginMiddle English tyme ← Old French thym ← Latin thymum →
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Meanings

nounthyme (countable and uncountable, plural thymes)

plural thymes

  1. countableuncountableAny plant of the labiate genus Thymus, such as garden thyme (Thymus vulgaris), a warm, pungent aromatic, that is much used to give a relish to seasoning and soups.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekθύμον
  2. Latinthymum
  3. Old Frenchthym
  4. Middle Englishtyme
  5. Englishthyme

From Middle English tyme, from Old French thym, from Latin thymum, from Ancient Greek θύμον (thúmon). Displaced native Old English boþen.

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Translations

Ancient Greek θύμον
  • θύμον (thúmon)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Arabic زَعْتَر, صَعْتَر
  • زَعْتَر (zaʕtar)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • صَعْتَر (ṣaʕtar)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • حَاشَا (ḥāšā)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Bulgarian ма́щерка
  • ма́щерка (mášterka)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Catalan farigola, timó
  • farigolaplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • timóplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • tomelloplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • timonetplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • tomellplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Chinese Mandarin 百里香, 麝香草
  • 百里香 (bǎilǐxiāng)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • 麝香草 (shèxiāngcǎo)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Czech mateřídouška, tymián
  • mateřídouškaplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • tymiánplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Danish timian
  • timianplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Dutch tijm
  • tijmplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Esperanto timiano
  • timianoplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Estonian liivatee, tüümian
  • liivateeplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • tüümianplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Finnish timjami, ajuruoho
  • timjamiplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • ajuruohoplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
French thym
  • thymplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
German Thymian
  • Thymianplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Greek θυμάρι
  • θυμάρι (thymári)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Hebrew תימין, קוֹרָנִית
  • תימין (timín)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • קוֹרָנִית (qoranít)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Hungarian kakukkfű
  • kakukkfűplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Icelandic timjan
  • timjanplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Irish tím
  • tímplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Italian timo
  • timoplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Japanese タイム
  • タイム (taimu)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Latin thymum
  • thymumplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Lithuanian čiobrẽlis, čiõbras
  • čiobrẽlisplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • čiõbrasplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Māori tāima
  • tāimaplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Norwegian Bokmål timian
  • timianplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Persian آویشن, حاشا
  • آویشن (âvišan)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • حاشا (hâšâ)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Polish tymianek, macierzanka
  • tymianekplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • macierzankaplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Portuguese tomilho, timo
  • tomilhoplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • timoplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Romanian lămâioară, cimbru
  • lămâioarăplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • cimbruplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Russian тимья́н, чабре́ц
  • тимья́н (timʹján)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • чабре́ц (čabréc)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Scottish Gaelic tìom
  • tìomplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Spanish tomillo, ditén
  • tomilloplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • diténplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Swedish timjan
  • timjanplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Tagalog tomilyo
  • tomilyoplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Turkish kekik
  • kekikplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Ukrainian чебре́ць
  • чебре́ць (čebrécʹ)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Urdu حاشا
  • حاشا (hāśā)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Vietnamese húng tây
  • húng tâyplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Welsh teim, gruw
  • teimplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
  • gruwplant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme
Yiddish טימיאַן
  • טימיאַן (timyan)plant of the genus Thymus — see also wild thyme

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with thyme

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Sounds the same

time (most accents)

Anagrams

methy
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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