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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.
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.
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.
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.
(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.
Definition of ashen adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define ashen. ashen synonyms, ashen pronunciation, ashen translation, English dictionary definition of ashen. adj. 1. Consisting of ashes. 2. Resembling ashes, especially in color; very pale: A face ashen with grief. adj. Of, relating to, or made from the wood of...
adjective. 1. ash-colored; gray. 2. extremely pale; drained of color; pallid. His face was ashen. 3.
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What does the adjective ashen mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective ashen. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. ashen has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. woodworking (Middle English) plants (mid 1500s) Entry status.
