Home › Words › A › anthemionanthemionanthemion · noun — an ornamental design consisting of palmettes or lotus flowers.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom Ancient Greek ἀνθέμιον (anthémion), from ἄνθος (ánthos).nounAn ornamental design consisting of palmettes or lotus flowers.e.g.“Mr. Moore ran copper cresting in the form of anthemion leaves around the top of a bay window on the side of the house, and he put low, curved eyebrow dormers on either side of the third-floor gable.” — 2008 June 22, Christopher Gray, “Brooklyn’s Stately Esplanade”, in New York Times:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.anthemlike 62% match — Resembling an anthem. vs anthemion →anthemis 61% match — camomile, in genus Anthemis. vs anthemion →anthean 60% match — Of or relating to Anthe in Greek mythology. vs anthemion →senecioid 58% match — Synonym of anthemoid. vs anthemion →anenthemonean 58% match — Any sea anemone of the suborder Anenthemonae vs anthemion →anthemic 57% match — Suggestive of an anthem; rousing. vs anthemion →anthemoid 57% match — That has basal columellae. vs anthemion →anthemol 57% match — A monoterpene alcohol, [4-(propan-2-yl)cyclohexa-1,3-dien-1-yl]methanol, found in the oil of camomile as esters of tiglic and angelic acids vs anthemion →