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waxen
wax·en W0063100 (wăk′sən)adj.1. Made of or covered with wax.2. Pale or smooth as wax: waxen skin.3. Weak, pliable, or impressionable: waxen minds.waxen (ˈwæksən) adj1. made of, treated with, or covered with wax2. resembling wax in colour or texture
waxen (ˈwæksən) vbarchaic a past participle of wax2wax•en1 (ˈwæk sən)
adj. 1. made of or covered, polished, or treated with wax. 2. pallid: the waxen face of illness. 3. malleable; pliable; impressionable. [before 1000; Middle English; Old English weaxen; see wax1, -en2] wax•en2 (ˈwæk sən)
v. Literary. a pp. of wax 2. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | waxen - made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy"waxy | | 2. | waxen - 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"waxlike, waxycolorless, colourless - weak in color; not colorful |
waxenadjective pale, white, ghastly, wan, bloodless, colourless, pallid, anaemic, ashen, whitish His skin was waxen and pale and his eyes were sunken.waxenadjectiveLacking color:ashen, ashy, bloodless, cadaverous, colorless, livid, lurid, pale, pallid, pasty, sallow, wan.Translationswax1 (wӕks) noun1. the sticky, fatty substance of which bees make their cells; beeswax. 蜂蠟 蜂蜡2. the sticky, yellowish substance formed in the ears. 耳垢 耳垢3. a manufactured, fatty substance used in polishing, to give a good shine. furniture wax. 上光蠟 上光蜡4. (also adjective) (also ˈcandle-wax) (of) a substance made from paraffin, used in making candles, models etc, that melts when heated. a wax model. 蠟的 蜡的5. sealing-wax. 封蠟 蜡封 verb to smear, polish or rub with wax. 用蠟拋光 用蜡抛光waxed adjective having a coating of wax. waxed paper. 塗蠟的 涂蜡的ˈwaxen, ˈwaxy adjective 蠟製的 蜡制的ˈwaxwork noun a wax model (usually of a well-known person). 蠟像 蜡像ˈwaxworks noun plural an exhibition of such models. 蠟像陳列館 蜡像陈列馆EncyclopediaSeewaxwaxen
Synonyms for waxenadj paleSynonyms- pale
- white
- ghastly
- wan
- bloodless
- colourless
- pallid
- anaemic
- ashen
- whitish
Synonyms for waxenadj lacking colorSynonyms- ashen
- ashy
- bloodless
- cadaverous
- colorless
- livid
- lurid
- pale
- pallid
- pasty
- sallow
- wan
Synonyms for waxenadj made of or covered with waxSynonymsadj having the paleness of waxSynonymsRelated Words |