Amber — meaning in English

English meaning

• amber noun A hard, translucent, yellow-to-brown fossilized tree resin, used in jewellery and sometimes containing preserved insects.
• ambergris noun A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull gray to blackish color, formed within the intestines of the sperm whale and used in the production of perfumes.

Senses

Amber is used for these senses in English:

• Amber A en given name, popular in the 1980s and the 1990s.
• ambergris A solid, waxy, flammable substance of a dull grey or blackish color, produced in the intestines of the sperm whale. It is used in perfumes.

amber — full definition

1. noun A hard, translucent, yellow-to-brown fossilized tree resin, used in jewellery and sometimes containing preserved insects.
2. noun A yellowish-orange colour, like that of the resin.
3. noun The middle light of a traffic signal, signalling drivers to stop if it is safe to do so.
4. adj Of a brownish-yellow colour.

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