MINTY
What does "MINTY" mean?
Tasting or smelling of mint; having a fresh, cool, herbal quality.
Meanings
- Having the cool, fresh taste or smell of mint. The toothpaste left a minty tingle.
- In excellent or like-new condition (as in 'minty fresh' or 'mint condition'). He sold a minty vintage guitar. informal
Did you know?
- Minty things feel cold because menthol hijacks the TRPM8 receptor - the very same nerve sensor your body uses to detect actual cold - so a mint leaf can make your mouth feel chilly without lowering its temperature at all.
Word origin
From 'mint' (Old English 'minte', from Latin 'mentha', from Greek 'minthe') + the adjective suffix '-y'; in Greek myth Minthe was a nymph transformed into the plant.
Remember it
MINTY = MINT + Y: ask 'whY does it feel cool?' and the answer is the mint.
A little poem
No ice in the glass,
yet the breath comes out as frost-
one green leaf, lying.
haiku
Wordplay
- How does mint trick your tongue? It whispers 'cold' to a nerve that can't tell the difference - a cool little lie.
What it teaches
A convincing sensation needs no truth behind it - only the right nerve, told the right lie.
Quick facts
What does MINTY mean?
Tasting or smelling of mint; having a fresh, cool, herbal quality.
Is MINTY a valid word?
Yes — MINTY is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is MINTY?
MINTY has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does MINTY come from?
From 'mint' (Old English 'minte', from Latin 'mentha', from Greek 'minthe') + the adjective suffix '-y'; in Greek myth Minthe was a nymph transformed into the plant.
What can MINTY teach us?
A convincing sensation needs no truth behind it - only the right nerve, told the right lie.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.