martini

noun

mar·​ti·​ni mär-ˈtē-nē 

: a cocktail made of gin and dry vermouth

also : vodka martini

Examples of martini in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

No such thing exists, writes restaurant critic Bill Addison, because perfection is inert and a martini is anything but. —Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2025

Thursday, Friday, that was more martini drinking, celebration. —Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2025

Fans of 2018’s bizarre crime caper A Simple Favor now have news worth raising a martini to: The gang is about to reunite for A Simple Favor 2—Another Simple Favor—an equally madcap sequel. —Radhika Seth, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2025

Turin is also the birthplace of vermouth, a fortified wine flavored with aromatic herbs that’s used in cocktails like the Negroni and the martini, which can be sipped at bars around town. —Laura Itzkowitz, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

probably alteration of Martinez (cocktail), from the name Martinez

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing martini

• vodka martini

Rhymes for martini

• acini
• aldine
• arsine
• carinii
• cosine
• delphine
• domine
• latine
• leucine
• ovine
• pennine
• porcine

Kids Definition

martini

noun

mar·​ti·​ni mär-ˈtē-nē 

: a cocktail consisting of gin and dry vermouth

Biographical Definition

Martini

biographical name

Mar·​ti·​ni mär-ˈtē-nē 

Simone circa 1284–1344 Italian painter