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mint¹

  • /mɪnt/

Sounds like meant (pin–pen merger) · Rhymes with -ɪnt

Where it comes from

From Middle English mynt, münet (“money, coin”), from Old English mynet (“coin”), from late Proto-West Germanic *munit, from Latin monēta (“place for making coins, coined money”), from the temple of Juno Moneta (named for Monēta mother of the Muses), where coins were made. Doublet of money and manat. The verb is from the noun; Old English mynetian (“to mint”) is a parallel formation.

noun mints

  1. A building or institution where money (originally, only coins) is produced under government licence.
  2. informal A vast sum of money; (by extension) a large amount of something. That house is worth a mint.

    Similar: bundle, pile, small fortune

  3. figuratively Any place regarded as a source of unlimited supply; the supply itself. A mint of phrases in his brain.

verb mints · minting · minted

  1. transitive To reproduce (coins), usually en masse, under licence. For some time past the legal currency in the various Provinces has been insufficient for use. Formerly the two Provinces of Fuchien and Kuangtung minted some large, round copper coins of excellent workmanship that were said, by the people after they were put into circulation, to be convenient.
  2. To invent; to forge; to fabricate; to fashion. Titles […] as may appeare to be easily minted
  3. transitive To create a crypto token. Beeple’s collaged JPG was made, or “minted,” in February as a “nonfungible token,” or NFT.

adjective

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis, not comparable Ellipsis of mint condition: like new. Most of my collection is near mint, but these ones here are mint.
  2. not comparable In near-perfect condition; uncirculated.
  3. not comparable Unused with original gum; as issued originally.
  4. Geordie, Northern England, not comparable, slang Very good, excellent. And my God, what a house it was – it was mint! In all my life I had never set foot in such a beautiful place.
  5. Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, UK, not comparable, slang Attractive; beautiful; handsome.

mint²

  • /mɪnt/

Sounds like meant (pin–pen merger) · Rhymes with -ɪnt

Where it comes from

From Middle English mynte, from Old English minte (“mint plant”), from Proto-West Germanic *mintā (“mint”), from Latin menta, probably from a lost Mediterranean language either through Ancient Greek μίνθη (mínthē), μίνθα (míntha) or directly. Akin to Old Norse minta (“mint”). Doublet of mentha.

noun mints

  1. countable, uncountable Any plant in the genus Mentha in the family Lamiaceae, typically aromatic with square stems.

    Similar: mentha

  2. countable, uncountable The flavoring of the plant, either a sweet, a jelly or sauce.
  3. countable, uncountable A green color, like that of mint.
  4. countable, uncountable A mint-flavored candy, often eaten to sweeten the smell of the breath.

adjective

  1. not comparable Of a green color, like that of the mint plant.

mint³

  • /mɪnt/

Sounds like meant (pin–pen merger) · Rhymes with -ɪnt

Where it comes from

From Middle English minten, from Old English myntan (“to mean, intend, purpose, determine, resolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *muntijan (“to think, consider”), from Proto-Indo-European *men-, *mnā- (“to think”). Cognate with Saterland Frisian mintsje, muntsje (“to aim, target”), Dutch munten (“to aim at, target”), German Low German münten (“to aim at”), German münzen (“to aim at”), Dutch monter (“cheerful, gladsome, spry”), Gothic 𐌼𐌿𐌽𐍃 (muns, “thought, opinion”), Old English munan (“to be mindful of, consider, intend”). More at mind.

verb mints · minting · minted

  1. Northern England, Scotland, intransitive To try, attempt; take aim.
  2. Northern England, Scotland, transitive To try, attempt, endeavor; to take aim at; to try to hit; to purpose.
  3. Scotland, intransitive To hint; suggest; insinuate.

noun mints

  1. Northern England, Scotland An intent, a purpose; an attempt, a try; an effort, an endeavor.

MINT⁴

proper noun

  1. abbreviation, acronym Acronym of Mexico, Indonesia, Nigeria, Turkey.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: coin, deal, mass, strike, pile, lot, great deal, heap, perfect, sight, plenty, slew, mickle, muckle, raft, spate

Translations

Every language

noun money-producing building or institution

Españolceca, casa de moneda
日本語造幣局 zōhei kyoku
中文鑄幣局 /铸币局 zhùbìjú
हिन्दीटकसाल ṭaksāl
Portuguêscasa de moeda, casa da moeda
Françaishôtel des monnaies, atelier des monnaies
DeutschMünzanstalt, Münze, Münzstätte
Italianozecca
Ελληνικάνομισματοκοπείο nomismatokopeío
Românămonetăria
Русскиймоне́тный двор monétnyj dvor
Tiếng Việtxưởng đúc tiền

noun large amount of money

Españoldineral, fortuna
Portuguêsfortuna
Françaisfortune
DeutschHeidengeld
Italianofortuna
Românămică avere, căruță de bani
Русскийбольша́я су́мма bolʹšája súmma

verb to reproduce coins

Españolacuñar, troquelar, batir
한국어주조하다 jujohada
Portuguêscunhar
Françaismonnayer, frapper monnaie, battre monnaie
Deutschprägen
Italianoconiare
Ελληνικάκόβω kóvo
Românăbate monedă, emite
Русскийчека́нить čekánitʹ, начека́нить načekánitʹ
Tiếng Việtđúc tiền

adj of condition, as new

Españolsin usar, como nuevo
Deutschwie neu, einwandfrei

adj numismatics: near-perfect

Françaisimpeccable

adj unused stamp

Deutschpostfrisch

noun herb flavouring

Españolmenta
日本語ミント minto, 薄荷 hakka
हिन्दीपुदीना pudīnā
Kiswahilinanaa
Portuguêsmenta, hortelã
Françaismenthe
Italianomenta
Ελληνικάδυόσμος dyósmos
Русскиймя́та mjáta
עבריתנענע na'na'

noun colour

Españolmenta verde, menta
한국어민트색 minteusaek
日本語若緑 wakamidori
Kiswahilirangi ya nanaa
Portuguêsverde-menta

noun plant

Españolmenta, hierba buena
한국어박하 bakha, 민트 minteu
日本語薄荷 hakka, ミント minto
中文薄荷 bòhe
हिन्दीपुदीना pudīnā
Kiswahilimnanaa
Portuguêsmenta, hortelã
Françaismenthe
DeutschMinze
Italianomenta
Ελληνικάδυόσμος dyósmos
Românămentă
Русскиймя́та mjáta
Tiếng Việtbạc hà
العربيةنَعْنَاع naʕnāʕ
עבריתנענע na'na', מִנְתָּה minta

noun candy

한국어박하사탕 bakhasatang
日本語ミント minto
Portuguêsrebuçado de menta
Françaisbonbon à la menthe, pastille à la menthe
Românăbomboană de mentă
Русскиймя́тная конфе́та mjátnaja konféta

adj colour

Españolmenta
Русскиймя́тный mjátnyj

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@misc{mint_2026,
  title = {mint},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/mint},
  urldate = {2026-11-05}
}