English adjective: blanched | |||
1. | blanched anemic looking from illness or emotion | ||
Samples | A face turned ashen. The invalid's blanched cheeks. Tried to speak with bloodless lips. A face livid with shock. Lips...livid with the hue of death. Lips white with terror. A face white with rage. | ||
Synonyms | ashen, bloodless, livid, white | ||
Similar | colorless, colourless | ||
Antonyms | colorful, colourful | ||
2. | blanched (especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light | ||
Samples | Etiolated celery. | ||
Synonyms | etiolate, etiolated | ||
Similar | colorless, colourless | ||
Domain category | flora, plant, plant life | ||
Antonyms | colorful, colourful | ||