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Canescent

adjective/kˈeɪnsənt/
Definition
of greyish white
covered with fine whitish hairs or down
Pronunciation
🇺🇸American English
/kˈeɪnsənt/
🇬🇧British English
/ˌantɪsˌuːdɔːɹˈɪfɪk/
🇮🇳Indian English
/ˌantɪsˌuːdɔːɹˈɪfɪk/
3 syllables Say it as /kˈeɪnsənt/.
Examples
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
Parts of Speech
adjectiveof greyish white
“the canescent moon”
adjectivecovered with fine whitish hairs or down
Around the World
Europe
🇩🇪German
glühend
von gräulichem Weiß
🇫🇷French
gris
de blanc grisâtre
🇪🇸Spanish
grisáceo
de blanco grisáceo
🇮🇹Italian
canescente
di bianco grigiastro
🇳🇱Dutch
nogal grijs
van grijswit
🇵🇹Portuguese
canescente
de branco acinzentado
🇷🇺Russian
канесцентный
серовато-белого цвета
India
🇮🇳Hindi
कैनेसेंट
भूरे सफेद रंग का
🇧🇩Bengali
ক্যানেসেন্ট
ধূসর সাদা
🇮🇳Tamil
கரும்புள்ளி
சாம்பல் வெள்ளை
🇮🇳Telugu
దూకుడు
బూడిదరంగు తెలుపు
🇮🇳Marathi
कॅन्सेंट
राखाडी पांढरा
🇮🇳Gujarati
કેન્સેન્ટ
ગ્રેશ સફેદ
🇮🇳Kannada
ಕೆನೆಸೆಂಟ್
ಬೂದುಬಣ್ಣದ ಬಿಳಿ
🇮🇳Malayalam
കാൻസൻ്റ്
ചാരനിറത്തിലുള്ള വെള്ള
🇵🇰Urdu
کینسنٹ
سرمئی سفید
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
灰白的
灰白色的
🇯🇵Japanese
青熱の
灰白色の
🇰🇷Korean
백열의
회백색의
🇻🇳Vietnamese
huỳnh quang
có màu trắng xám
🇮🇩Indonesian
warna kuning kemerahan
berwarna putih keabu-abuan
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
قصبي الرائحة
من الأبيض الرمادي
🇮🇷Persian
نزولی
سفید مایل به خاکستری
🇹🇷Turkish
canlandırıcı
grimsi beyaz
🇮🇱Hebrew
מקל
של לבן אפרפר
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'canescent'?
The primary meaning of 'canescent' is 'of greyish white'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'canescent' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'canescent' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'canescent' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'canescent' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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