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canescent

UK/kəˈnɛsənt/

canescent adjective: turning white or gray.

Adjective

canescent (comparative more canescent, superlative most canescent)

  1. Turning white or gray.
    • An aureole of canescent hair fanned out round his head, and his jaws collapsed on toothless gums […].1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 434
  2. Covered with short white or gray hairs; hoary.

canescent meaning in Bengali

canescent in Bengali

সাদা, ধূসর হয়ে যাচ্ছে এমন, শুভ্র

Forms of canescent

comparativemore canescent
superlativemost canescent

Origin of canescent

From Latin canescens, present participle of canescere (“to become gray or white”).

Words formed from canescent

Questions about canescent

What does canescent mean?
Canescent means turning white or gray.
What is canescent in Bengali?
Canescent in Bengali is সাদা, ধূসর হয়ে যাচ্ছে এমন, শুভ্র. See Canescent meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is canescent?
Canescent is an adjective.
How do you pronounce canescent?
Canescent is pronounced /kəˈnɛsənt/ (UK).

Words near canescent in the dictionary

  1. canertinib
  2. canes
  3. canes it
  4. canescein
  5. canescence
  6. canescent
  7. canescently
  8. canesceol
  9. canest
  10. Canet
  11. Canet-en-Roussillon

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