noun
molasses
Molasses (noun) means a dark, thick, sweet syrup made from sugar cane.
noun
1
A dark, thick, sweet syrup made from sugar cane.
2
A thick sweet syrup made by boiling down fruit juice or tree sap, such as maple syrup.
3
Anything seen as sweet in a figurative sense, especially words that sound sweet.
"He really poured on the molasses, charming his audience and changing more than a few votes."
4
(figurative) Something that moves very slowly.
"Of course, time was molasses in the cold months that bracketed that very long year; time was monotony. When all days are the same, memory caves in on itself."
— Julia Glass, Vigil Harbor (2022)
"It's worthwhile starting with the lowest-tier plan from your provider. If your internet is molasses, then you might consider an upgrade."
— Shira Ovide, Four mistakes you’re making that slow down your internet (2023)
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Etymology
Molasses comes from Portuguese melaços or Spanish melazos, from Late Latin mellacium (“must, honey-sweet thing”), formed from mel (“honey”), -āceus (“-aceous”) and -ium (see there for more). Some alternative forms were derived from or influenced by Spanish melaza and French mélasse, which are conjectured to derive from the unattested Late Latin mellacea, from mel and -ācea.
Rhymes for molasses
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What is the meaning of molasses?
"molasses" (noun) means a dark, thick, sweet syrup made from sugar cane.
What are the different meanings of molasses?
"molasses" has 3 main meanings: 1. A dark, thick, sweet syrup made from sugar cane; 2. A thick sweet syrup made by boiling down fruit juice or tree sap, such as maple syrup; 3. Anything seen as sweet in a figurative sense, especially words that sound sweet.
