Home › Words › A › achateachate/ˈæk.ət/achate means an agate.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, achate ranks #6,726 of 42,747 for Qualifying.achate is pronounced /ˈæk.ət/.EtymologyFrom Middle English achate, agaten, from Old French acate, agate.nounAn agate.e.g.“Two vasas of berill , 2 of achate , whereof one is esteemed for its bignesse , colour , and carving imboss'd” — 1643 November 21 (Gregorian calendar), John Evelyn, “[Diary entry for November 12 1643]”, in William Bray, editor, Memoirs, Illustrative of the Life and Writings of John Evelyn, […], 2nd edition, voluDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.gagate 72% match — Agate. vs achate →agaty 69% match — Of the nature of agate, or containing agate. vs achate →agatiform 67% match — Having the form of an agate; resembling an agate in appearance. vs achate →agatization 66% match — The formation of agate. vs achate →agatelike 66% match — Resembling or characteristic of agate. vs achate →achates 66% match — A trusty comrade. vs achate →aggie 65% match — Marble or a marble made of agate, or one that looks as if it were made of agate. vs achate →agate 65% match — A semitransparent, uncrystallized silicate mineral and semiprecious stone, presenting various tints in the same specimen, with colors delicately arranged and often curved in parallel alternating dark and light stripes or bands, or blended in clouds; various authorities call it a variety of chalcedony, a variety of quartz, or a combination of the two. vs achate →