mint meaning and definition

MINT noun

Definition of mint (noun)

1. (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
   • "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
   • synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad
2. any north temperate plant of the genus Mentha with aromatic leaves and small mauve flowers
3. any member of the mint family of plants
4. the leaves of a mint plant used fresh or candied
5. a candy that is flavored with a mint oil
   • synonyms: mint candy
6. a plant where money is coined by authority of the government

MINT verb

Definition of mint (verb)

1. form by stamping, punching, or printing
   • "strike coins"; "strike a medal"
   • synonyms: coin, strike

MINT adjective

Definition of mint (adjective)

1. as if new
   • "in mint condition"