Synonyms & related words for frankincense

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of frankincense. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to frankincense

Explore words related to frankincense — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include olibanum, incense, myrrh, stacte, labdanum, incensory, ladanum, copaiba. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does frankincense come from?

The word frankincense breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: frank-, from Latin francus (“free”); and -cense, from Latin incendo (“set alight”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.