Canescent
/kəˈnɛsənt/ adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Turning white or gray.
"An aureole of canescent hair fanned out round his head, and his jaws collapsed on toothless gums […]."
- 2 Covered with short white or gray hairs; hoary.
Adjective
- 1 covered with fine whitish hairs or down wordnet
- 2 of greyish white wordnet
Antonyms
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More examples"An aureole of canescent hair fanned out round his head, and his jaws collapsed on toothless gums […]."
Etymology
From Latin canescens, present participle of canescere (“to become gray or white”).