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ashen

(æʃən)

adjective

Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened.

He was ashen and trembling.

He fell back, shocked, his face ashen.

Synonyms: pale, white, grey, wan More Synonyms of ashen

ashen in British English 1

(ˈæʃən)

adjective

drained of colour; pallid

consisting of or resembling ashes

of a pale greyish colour

ashen in British English 2

(ˈæʃən)

adjective

of, relating to, or made from the ash tree or its timber

ashen in American English 1

(ˈæʃən)

adjective

of ashes

like ashes, esp. in color; pale; pallid

SIMILAR WORDS: pale

ashen in American English 2

(ˈæʃən)

adjective Archaic

of the ash tree

made of its wood

Examples of 'ashen' in a sentence
ashen

The sentry had only to peep over the low wall of the terrace to see these two ashen faces.He recognized Julia immediately and was about to call out her name when he noticed the ashen look on her face.Benedict looked up as he approached; his face was ashen and his lips set tight.

(adjective) in the sense of pale

Definition

pale with shock

He fell back, shocked, his face ashen.

Synonyms

pale

She looked pale and tired.

white

He turned white and began to stammer.

grey

His face was grey with pain.

wan

He looked wan and tired.

livid

pasty

My complexion remained pale and pasty.

leaden

colourless

Her face was colourless, and she was shaking.

pallid

His thin, pallid face broke into a smile.

anaemic

Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic.

ashy

like death warmed up (informal)

Opposites

red

glowing

blooming

flushed

blushing

rosy

radiant

reddish

ruddy

florid

rosy-cheeked

rubicund

Additional synonyms

in the sense of anaemic

Definition

pale and sickly-looking

Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic.

Synonyms

pale,

weak,

dull,

frail,

feeble,

wan,

sickly,

bloodless,

colourless,

infirm,

pallid,

ashen,

characterless,

enervated,

like death warmed up (informal)

in the sense of colourless

Definition

grey or pallid in tone or hue

Her face was colourless, and she was shaking.

Synonyms

ashen,

washed out,

wan,

sickly,

anaemic

in the sense of grey

His face was grey with pain.

Synonyms

pale,

wan,

livid,

bloodless,

colourless,

pallid,

ashen,

like death warmed up (informal)

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ashen

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ashamed
ashen
ashore
aside
aside from

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单词	ashen
释义	Trends of ashen View usage for: ashen (æʃən) adjective Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened. He was ashen and trembling. He fell back, shocked, his face ashen. Synonyms: pale, white, grey, wan More Synonyms of ashen ashen in British English 1 (ˈæʃən) adjective 1. drained of colour; pallid 2. consisting of or resembling ashes 3. of a pale greyish colour ashen in British English 2 (ˈæʃən) adjective of, relating to, or made from the ash tree or its timber ashen in American English 1 (ˈæʃən) adjective 1. of ashes 2. like ashes, esp. in color; pale; pallid SIMILAR WORDS: pale ashen in American English 2 (ˈæʃən) adjective Archaic 1. of the ash tree 2. made of its wood Examples of 'ashen' in a sentence ashen The sentry had only to peep over the low wall of the terrace to see these two ashen faces. Brierley, David SNOWLINE (2002) He recognized Julia immediately and was about to call out her name when he noticed the ashen look on her face. Jenny Colgan LOOKING FOR ANDREW MCCARTHY (2002) Benedict looked up as he approached; his face was ashen and his lips set tight. Stewart, Michael GRACE (2002) (adjective) in the sense of pale Definition pale with shock He fell back, shocked, his face ashen. Synonyms pale She looked pale and tired. white He turned white and began to stammer. grey His face was grey with pain. wan He looked wan and tired. livid pasty My complexion remained pale and pasty. leaden colourless Her face was colourless, and she was shaking. pallid His thin, pallid face broke into a smile. anaemic Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic. ashy like death warmed up (informal) Opposites red , glowing , blooming , flushed , blushing , rosy , radiant , reddish , ruddy , florid , rosy-cheeked , rubicund Additional synonyms in the sense of anaemic Definition pale and sickly-looking Losing a lot of blood makes you tired and anaemic. Synonyms pale, weak, dull, frail, feeble, wan, sickly, bloodless, colourless, infirm, pallid, ashen, characterless, enervated, like death warmed up (informal) in the sense of colourless Definition grey or pallid in tone or hue Her face was colourless, and she was shaking. Synonyms ashen, washed out, wan, sickly, anaemic in the sense of grey His face was grey with pain. Synonyms pale, wan, livid, bloodless, colourless, pallid, ashen, like death warmed up (informal) Nearby words of ashen asexuality ash ashamed ashen ashore aside aside from Synonyms of 'ashen' ashen Explore 'ashen' in the dictionary
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