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English adjective: waxen

1. waxen made of or covered with wax


SamplesWaxen candles.
Careful, the floor is waxy.


Synonymswaxy

2. waxen having the paleness of wax


SamplesThe poor face with the same awful waxen pallor.
The soldier turned his waxlike features toward him.
A thin face with a waxy paleness.


Synonymswaxlike, waxy


Similarcolorless, colourless


Antonymscolorful, colourful









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