amber.

1. Hardened fossil plant resin, often translucent and yellow to brown, used as an ornamental material.

2. A warm yellow-orange to yellow-brown hue associated with amber resin.

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Words that belong together

• an amber bead
• amber with inclusions

On the page

The amber bead held a dark inclusion near its center.

She checked the amber for signs of a modern resin imitation.

Usage notes

Primary category: sensory / description. Forms: Usually uncountable as material or color; plural ambers for varieties or objects. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.