2. (Economics) (plural) economics the portion of the national income accruing to labour as earned income, as contrasted with the unearned income accruing to capital in the form of rent, interest, and dividends. 3. (often plural) recompense, return, or yield. 4. an obsolete word for pledge.
hyacinth noun [C]. âº a pleasant-smelling âplant with a lot of âsmall âflowers that âgrow âclose together around one âthick âstem. (Definition of hyacinth from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).See all translations.yacinth noun [C]. âº a pleasant-smelling âplant with a lot of âsmall âflowers that âgrow âclose together around one âthick âstem. (Definition of hyacinth from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: Hyacinth. hÄ«â²a-sinth, n. a bulbous-rooted flower of a great variety of colours: (myth.) a flower which sprang from the blood of Hyacinthus, a youth killed by Apollo with a quoit: a precious stone, the jacinth.âadj.