ashen
1[ash-uhn]
- ash-colored; gray.
- extremely pale; drained of color; pallid: His face was ashen.
- consisting of ashes.
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1Synonyms for ashen
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2[ash-uh n]
- pertaining to the ash tree or its timber.
- made of wood from the ash tree.
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Origin of ashen
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Related Words for ashen
anemic, blanched, cadaverous, colorless, ghastly, gray, leaden, pale, pallid, pasty, sallow, wan, whiteExamples from the Web for ashen
Contemporary Examples of ashen
They forecast an endless and ashen winter for the country that began as a brilliant idea.
Jerry Sandusky was alert but ashen as he stood at the defense table to hear his fate.
When the ashen Silda Spitzer appeared with her husband Eliot, it was the last straw.
Historical Examples of ashen
Slowly, faintly, the colour crept back into that ashen face.
Captain BloodRafael Sabatini
From red that she had been, she was now ashen under her rouge.
The Lion's SkinRafael Sabatini
She stared at him with an ashen face and gulped twice before she could speak.
The Return of Sherlock HolmesArthur Conan Doyle
At noon there was no sunshine, only a wan, ashen light that suffused the sky.
The Trail of '98Robert W. Service
My face must have been ashen, for Sam put a hand on my shoulder.
The Pirate of PanamaWilliam MacLeod Raine
ashen
1- drained of colour; pallid
- consisting of or resembling ashes
- of a pale greyish colour
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ashen
2- of, relating to, or made from the ash tree or its timber
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