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waxen waxen definition

waxen


 
  Grep  of  noun  waxen 
  woadwaxen 
  woodwaxen 
 
  Overview  of  adj  waxen 
 
  The  adj  waxen  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  waxen,  waxy  --  (made  of  or  covered  with  wax;  "waxen  candles";  "careful,  the  floor  is  waxy") 
  2.  waxen,  waxlike,  waxy  --  (having  the  paleness  of  wax;  "the  poor  face  with  the  same  awful  waxen  pallor"-  Bram  Stoker;  "the  soldier  turned  his  waxlike  features  toward  him";  "a  thin  face  with  a  waxy  paleness") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  waxen 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  waxen 
 
  Sense  2 
  waxen,  waxlike,  waxy 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  colorless)  ->  colorful,  colourful 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  waxen 
 
  2  senses  of  waxen 
 
  Sense  1 
  waxen,  waxy 
  Pertains  to  noun  wax  (Sense  1) 
  =>wax 
  =>  lipid,  lipide,  lipoid 
 
  Sense  2 
  waxen,  waxlike,  waxy 
  =>  colorless  (vs.  colorful),  colourless 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  waxen 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  waxen 
 
  waxen  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  waxen 
  waxen 
 
  Overview  of  adj  waxen 
 
  The  adj  waxen  has  2  senses  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  waxen,  waxy  --  (made  of  or  covered  with  wax;  "waxen  candles";  "careful,  the  floor  is  waxy") 
  2.  waxen,  waxlike,  waxy  --  (having  the  paleness  of  wax;  "the  poor  face  with  the  same  awful  waxen  pallor"-  Bram  Stoker;  "the  soldier  turned  his  waxlike  features  toward  him";  "a  thin  face  with  a  waxy  paleness") 



waxen definition