jacinth /ˈd͡ʒæ.sɪnθ/ noun1 •A translucent, reddish type of zircon used as a gemstone; a hyacinth.The fift Sardonix, the sixt Sardius, the seuenth Chrysolite, the eight Beryl, the ninth a Topas, the tenth a Chrysoprasus, the eleuenth a Iacinct, the twelfth an Amethyst. — 1611 formsjacinths