waxen English

Meaning waxen meaning

What does waxen mean?

waxen

— adjective (= waxy) made of or covered with wax waxen candles careful, the floor is waxy

— adjective (= waxlike, waxy) having the paleness of wax the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor — Bram Stoker the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him a thin face with a waxy paleness

Synonyms waxen synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as waxen?

waxen English » English

waxy

cream

yellow

yellowish

pallid

waxlike

waxed

wan

pale

milky

lurid

unctuous

subdued

squashy

softy

soft

smooth

sickly

quaggy

pliable

orange

mild

mellow

meek

malleable

livid

golden

crumby

cream-colored

compliant

colorless