The dragon breathed fire and exhaled its sooty ashen remains.
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Ashen
//ˈæʃ.ən//
Synonyms for "ashen" (178 found)
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Strong matches (53)
Related words (89)
horrifiedhorror-struckhuelesshypochromicincineratedintimidatediron-graylacklusterlead-grayleadenlividluridlusterlessmacabrematmealymouse coloredmouse-coloredmouse-graymousy
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muddyneutralpalepale as deathpale-facedpallidparalyzedparchedpastypeakypearlpearl-graypearlypetrifiedpyrographicpyrolyzedquaker-coloredsadsallowscared stiffscared to deathscorchedsearedsicklysilversilver-graysilveredsilverysingedslate-coloredslatysmoke-graysmokysobersombersteel-graysteelystone-coloredstunnedstupefiedsunburnedtallow-facedtaupeterrifiedterror-crazedterror-hauntedterror-riddenterror-riventerror-shakenterror-smittenterror-struckterror-troubledtonelessuncoloredundoneunmannedunnervedunstrungwanwashed outwashed-outwaxenweakwhey-facedwhitewoody
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4 entriesderived from
1 entriesis a
1 entriesrelated to
7 entriessimilar
4 entriesTranslations
48 translations across 23 languages.
Ancient Greek
1 entries- μέλινος adj (made of ash-wood)
Bulgarian
1 entries- пепеляв adj (of or resembling ashes)
Catalan
2 entries- cendrosenc adj (of or resembling ashes)
- cendrós adj (of or resembling ashes)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 梣木製 /梣木制 adj (made of ash-wood)
Czech
4 entries- bledý adj (ash-colored; pale)
- jasanový adj (made of ash-wood)
- popelavý adj (of or resembling ashes)
- sinalý adj (ash-colored; pale)
Finnish
3 entries- kelmeä adj (ash-colored; pale)
- saarnipuinen adj (made of ash-wood)
- tuhkainen adj (of or resembling ashes)
French
3 entries- cendreux adj (ash-colored; pale)
- cendré adj (of or resembling ashes)
- cendré adj (ash-colored; pale)
German
2 entries- aschig adj (of or resembling ashes)
- eschen adj (made of ash-wood)
Greek
2 entries- μέλινος adj (made of ash-wood)
- σταχτής adj (ash-colored; pale)
Icelandic
1 entries- úr eski adj (made of ash-wood)
Ingrian
1 entries- saarniin adj (made of ash-wood)
Irish
1 entries- fuinseach adj (made of ash-wood)
Italian
1 entries- di frassino adj (made of ash-wood)
Japanese
2 entries- トネリコ材製の adj (made of ash-wood)
- 灰の adj (of or resembling ashes)
Latin
4 entries- cineraceus adj (of or resembling ashes)
- cineraceus adj (ash-colored; pale)
- cinereus adj (of or resembling ashes)
- cinereus adj (ash-colored; pale)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- askegrå adj (ash-colored; pale)
Old English
1 entries- æsċen adj (made of ash-wood)
Polish
3 entries- blady adj (ash-colored; pale)
- jesionowy adj (made of ash-wood)
- popielaty adj (of or resembling ashes)
Portuguese
2 entries- cinéreo adj (of or resembling ashes)
- de freixo adj (made of ash-wood)
Romanian
1 entries- cenușiu adj (of or resembling ashes)
Russian
4 entries- пе́пельный adj (of or resembling ashes)
- пе́пельный adj (ash-colored; pale)
- се́рый adj (ash-colored; pale)
- я́сеневый adj (made of ash-wood)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- bàn-ghlas adj (ash-colored; pale)
Spanish
3 entries- ceniciento adj (ash-colored; pale)
- lívido adj (ash-colored; pale)
- pálido adj (ash-colored; pale)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
We were worried about her ashen appearance.
Source: tatoeba (10522570)
On Ash Wednesday, priest draw ashen crosses on their parishioners foreheads.
Source: tatoeba (10797690)
Mary's face looked ashen in the firelight.
Source: tatoeba (10797691)
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