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- Dictionaryashen/ˈaʃn/
adjective
- 1. (of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness: "Eleanor's ashen face"
- 2. of or resembling ashes: literary "the ashen colour of the landscape"
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(of a person’s face) looking pale and gray from illness, shock, or fear. (Definition of ashen from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of ashen.
ashen. 1 of 2. adjective (1) ash· en ˈa-shən. Synonyms of ashen. : of, relating to, or made from ash wood. ashen. 2 of 2. adjective (2) : resembling ashes (as in color) especially : deathly pale. a face ashen and haggard. Synonyms. Adjective (1) ashy. blanched. cadaverous. doughy. livid. lurid. mealy. paled. pallid. pasty. peaked. wan.
1. / ˈæʃən / adjective. of, relating to, or made from the ash tree or its timber. ashen. 2. / ˈæʃən / adjective. drained of colour; pallid. consisting of or resembling ashes. of a pale greyish colour. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of ashen 1. Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; ash 1, -en 2. Origin of ashen 2.
Use the word ashen to describe the pale face of someone who is shocked and upset. Your best friend might look ashen when he hears that his favorite baseball team traded its star player.
Definition of ashen adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
(of a person’s face) looking pale and gray from illness, shock, or fear. (Definition of ashen from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of ashen.
Someone who is ashen looks very pale, especially because they are ill, shocked, or frightened. He was ashen and trembling. He fell back, shocked, his face ashen.
