piney

Like evergreen forests

Piney describes something resembling or smelling of pine trees: a piney scent, piney woods.

The word evokes forests, fresh air, and resinous fragrance.

Also spelled piny.

aroma

resinous

Containing plant sap

sappy · terpene · fragrant · pungent · sharp · clean · bracing · fresh · crisp · invigorating

resin

sap

Plant circulatory fluid

  • pitchFrequency of sound
  • tarFile bundling utility
  • amberHardened ancient tree secretion

rosin · gum · sticky · tacky · oozing · exuding · distillate · oleoresin · varnish · sealant

forest

coniferous

Producing woody cones

grove · timberland · canopy · underbrush · sylvan · old-growth · boreal · alpine · mountainside · trailhead

trees

fir

Cone-bearing evergreen genus

  • spruceNeat; also a conifer
  • cedarDurable, fragrant conifer
  • juniperAromatic berry-bearing conifer

hemlock · larch · cypress · redwood · sequoia · lodgepole · bristlecone · blue spruce · balsam fir · arborvitae

taste

gin

Cotton-cleaning machine

herbal · botanical · bitter · astringent · tart · medicinal · tonic · vermouth · amaro · digestif

products

lumber

Sawn wood for building

woodchips · pulp · planks · boards · logs · firewood · kindling · mulch · shavings · veneer

Categories
Opposites
scent type

pineyfloral

Of or like blooms

flowery · sweet · citrusy · fruity · unscented

vegetation character

pineytropical

Of hot, humid regions

floral · flowery · deciduous · broadleaf · grassy

sensory character

pineysweet

Tasting of sugar

soft · mild · delicate · cloying · sugary

Phrases
Family

pine, pinecone, pinewood, pineal, pinyon, pinelike, piny, pinier

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G