aspen
/ˈæspən/
aspen adjective: pertaining to the aspen tree.
Adjective
aspen (comparative more aspen, superlative most aspen)
- Pertaining to the aspen tree.
- Tremulous, trembling.
- And then poore Aspen wretch, neglected thou / Bath'd in a cold quicksilver sweat wilt lye / A veryer ghost than I […].a. 1631 (date written), J[ohn] Donne, “The Apparition”, in Poems, […] with Elegies on the Authors Death, London: […] M[iles] F[lesher] for Iohn Marriot, […], published 1633, →OCLC
- Resembling an asp in some way
- wagging, gossiping.
Noun
aspen (plural aspens)
- A poplar tree, especially of section Populus sect. Populus, of medium-size trees with thin, straight trunks of a greenish-white color.
- Above a certain elevation, the aspens gave way to scrubby, gnarled pines.
- ſtaggering like a quiuering Aſpen leafe,
Fearing the force of Boreas boiſtrous blaſts.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
- The wood of such a tree; usually pale, lightweight and soft.
- She claimed that aspen was the only "proper" material from which to make a wicker basket.
Proper noun capitalized: Aspen
Aspen
- A ski-resort town, the county seat of Pitkin County, Colorado.
- A small community in Guysborough County, Nova Scotia.
- A female given name from English of modern usage, denominated for the aspen tree.
- A surname.
aspen meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
aspen in Hindi
- एस्पेन, एसपेन, अस्पेन
aspen in Tamil
- காட்டரசுமரம், மரவகை, நடுங்குகிற, அஞ்சுகிற
aspen in Marathi
- आस्पेन, अस्पेन
aspen in Urdu
- ایسپین
More languagesFewer languages
- aspen in Bengali
- অ্যাসপেন, অ্যাস্পেন
- aspen in Telugu
- ఆస్పెన్, అస్పెన్
- aspen in Malayalam
- ആസ്പെൻ, അസ്പെൻ, ആസ്പൻ
- aspen in Kannada
- ಆಸ್ಪೆನ್, ಅಸ್ಪೆನ್
- aspen in Punjabi
- ਐਸਪਨ, ਐਸਪੇਨ, ਐਸਪੈਨ
- aspen in Gujarati
- એસ્પેન, એસપેન, અસ્પેન
- aspen in Odia
- ଅସ୍ପେନ
- aspen in Nepali
- एस्पेन, आस्पेन
- aspen in Thai
- แอสเพน ɛ̂ɛs-peen
Forms of aspen
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more aspen |
| superlative | most aspen |
| Noun | |
| plural | aspens |
Origin of aspen
From Middle English aspen, corresponding to asp + -en.
From Middle English aspen, from Old English æspen, Old English æspan (combining form), from Old English æspe (“aspen”). More at asp.
Named for its aspen trees.
Words formed from aspen
- aspenglow
- American aspen
- aspen leaf blotch miner moth
- aspenlike
- bigtooth aspen
- Canadian aspen
- Chinese aspen
- Eurasian aspen
- European aspen
- Japanese aspen
- Korean aspen
- large-toothed aspen
- lemon aspen
- quaking aspen
- trembling aspen
- white aspen
Phrases with aspen
Questions about aspen
- What does aspen mean?
- Aspen means pertaining to the aspen tree.
- What is aspen in Hindi?
- Aspen in Hindi is एस्पेन, एसपेन, अस्पेन. See Aspen meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is aspen?
- Aspen can be an adjective, a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce aspen?
- Aspen is pronounced /ˈæspən/.
Words near aspen in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: aspen (page history and authors); Aspen (page history and authors); aspen (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspen (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); aspen (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspen (Urdu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspen (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspen (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspen (Malayalam, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspen (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspen (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspen (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspen (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); aspen (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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