Skip to the word

Added 10 October 2026

orpine

/ˈɔːp(ʌ)ɪn/ noun

Latin root: auripigmentum Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about orpine at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Any of several temperate succulent plants of the family Crassulaceae, that have clusters of purple flowers, especially Hylotelephium telephium.
A yellow pigment of various degrees of intensity, sometimes approaching red.

Origin

From Old French orpin, Old French orpiment, from Latin auripigmentum (“orpiment”), from aurum (“gold”) + pigmentum (“pigment”).

From Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org (CC BY-SA)

Back to today's word