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balsam¹
- /ˈbɔːl.səm/ UK
- /ˈbɔl.səm/ US
- /ˈbɑl.səm/ cot caught merger
Rhymes with -ɔːlsəm
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin balsamum, from Ancient Greek βάλσαμον (bálsamon, “balsam”), of Semitic origin (Hebrew בושם (“spice, perfume”)); compare Old English balsam, balsamum (“balsam, balm”), Doublet of balm and desman. Not related to balsa.
noun balsams · balsem · balsum · balsome
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A sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from various plants.
Similar: balm
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A plant or tree yielding such substance.
Similar: balm
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A soothing ointment.
Similar: balm
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Something soothing.
Classical music is a sweet balsam for our sorrows
Similar: balm
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A flowering plant of the genus Impatiens.
Similar: jewelweed, impatiens, touch-me-not
- Any member of the balsam family of flowering plants (Balsaminaceae), which includes genera Impatiens and Hydrocera.
- A balsam fir (Abies balsamea).
- Canada balsam, a turpentine obtained from the resin of balsam fir.
- Any of various traditional European herbal liqueurs, originally used medicinally.
verb balsams · balsaming · balsamed · balsem · balsum
- To treat or anoint with balsam.
Balsam²
Where it comes from
Borrowed from German Balsam, an occupational surname for a seller of perfumes. It could also be an English habitational surname, from Balsham, in Cambridgeshire.
proper noun Balsams
- A surname from German.
Translations
Every language
noun sweet-smelling oil or resin derived from some plants
| Español | bálsamo |
|---|---|
| Português | bálsamo |
| Français | pommade |
| Deutsch | Heilsalbe, Trost |
| Italiano | balsamo |
| Ελληνικά | βάλσαμο válsamo |
| Română | balsam |
noun plant or tree yielding such substance
| Ελληνικά | βαλσαμόδεντρο valsamódentro, σπαθόχορτο spathóchorto |
|---|
noun soothing ointment
| Español | bálsamo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 향유 hyang'yu, 발삼 balsam |
| 日本語 | バルサム barusamu, 香油 kōyu, 傷薬 kizugusuri |
| 中文 | 香脂 xiāngzhī, 香膏 xiānggāo, 香油 xiāngyóu |
| हिन्दी | मरहम marham, मलहम malham, बाम bām, लेप lep, औषधि auṣdhi |
| Português | bálsamo |
| Français | baume |
| Deutsch | Balsam, Trost |
| Italiano | balsamo, unguento, pomata |
| Ελληνικά | βάλσαμο válsamo |
| Română | balsam |
| Русский | бальза́м balʹzám |
| Tiếng Việt | nhựa thơm |
| العربية | بَلْسَم balsam, مَرْهَم marham |
| עברית | צֳרִי tsorí |
Talk about this word "balsam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/balsam. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. balsam. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/balsam "balsam." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/balsam.Cite this
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title = {balsam},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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