waxen

Meaning of waxen

adjective
  1. having a smooth, pale, translucent surface or appearance like that of wax.
    a canopy of waxen, creamy blooms
  2. made of wax.
    a waxen effigy

Information about waxen

  • It is an adjective.
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Hyphenation of waxen

waxen

  • It consists of 1 syllables and 5 chars.
  • waxen is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable

waxen synonyms

Meaning waxy:

waxy, lipid, lipide

Meaning waxlike:

waxlike, waxy

Meaning (of a person's face) pale, typically because of poor health:

pallid

Meaning (of a person or their complexion) having less colour than usual, typically as a result of shock, fear, or ill health:

pale

Meaning a folded pastry case with a savoury filling, typically of seasoned meat and vegetables:

pasty

Meaning (of a person's complexion or appearance) pale and giving the impression of illness or exhaustion:

wan

Meaning (of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness:

ashen

Meaning (of a person) suffering from anaemia:

anaemic

Meaning (of the skin) drained of colour:

bloodless

Meaning of a pale greyish colour; ashen:

ashy

Meaning resembling chalk in texture or paleness of colour:

chalky

Meaning very pale:

white

Meaning of a colour intermediate between black and white, as of ashes or lead:

grey

Meaning (of an item of food) having been briefly immersed in boiling water, especially in order to remove the skin or to prepare it for further cooking:

blanched

Meaning cause the water or other liquid in (something) to run out, leaving it empty or dry:

drained

Meaning deathly white:

ghastly

Meaning (of a person's complexion or expression) indicative of poor health:

sickly

Meaning (of a person's face or complexion) of an unhealthy yellow or pale brown colour:

sallow

Meaning cloudy or opaque:

milky

Meaning resembling cream in consistency or colour:

creamy

Meaning the thick white or pale yellow fatty liquid which rises to the top when milk is left to stand and which can be eaten as an accompaniment to desserts or used as a cooking ingredient:

cream

Meaning a hard creamy-white substance composing the main part of the tusks of an elephant, walrus, or narwhal, often (especially formerly) used to make ornaments and other articles:

ivory

Meaning made of alabaster:

alabaster

waxen antonyms

Meaning (of a person's face) having a healthy red colour:

ruddy

Words that rhyme with waxen

Faxen, aflaxen, flaxen, Saxen, Lackawaxen, woadwaxen, woodwaxen

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