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/ˈbɛnd͡ʒəmɪn/ · noun
A balsamic resin from the bark of Styrax trees used in perfumes, incense, and medicine; benzoin resin..
something which is not long enough to constitute a benjamin, and too long for a dress coat or spencer
How the young man from Cambridge sulkily put his five great-coats in front; but was reconciled when little Miss Sharp was made to quit the carriage, and mount up beside him—when he covered her up in one of his Benjamins, and became perfectly good-humoured—
Use benjamin when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Benjamin means A balsamic resin from the bark of Styrax trees used in perfumes, incense, and medicine; benzoin resin..
Common synonyms include benzoin, gum benzoin, gum benjamin, asa dulcis.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
something which is not long enough to constitute a benjamin, and too long for a dress coat or spencer
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