Waxen — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

made of or covered with wax

having the paleness of wax; - Bram Stoker

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈæksən/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈaksən/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈaksən/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈæksən/.

Examples

waxen candles
careful, the floor is waxy
the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waxlike waxy

Parts of Speech

adjective	made of or covered with wax “waxen candles”
adjective	having the paleness of wax; - Bram Stoker “the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor”

Word Forms

waxiness	noun	the quality of being made of wax or covered with wax
wax	noun	any of various substances of either mineral origin or plant or animal origin; they are solid at normal temperatures and insoluble in water

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wächsern

aus Wachs hergestellt oder damit überzogen

🇫🇷French

cireux

fait ou recouvert de cire

🇪🇸Spanish

de cera

hecho o cubierto con cera

🇮🇹Italian

cera

fatto o ricoperto di cera

🇳🇱Dutch

was

gemaakt van of bedekt met was

🇵🇹Portuguese

cera

feito ou coberto com cera

🇷🇺Russian

восковой

изготовленный из воска или покрытый воском

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मुलायम

मोम से बना या ढका हुआ

🇧🇩Bengali

মোম

মোম দিয়ে তৈরি বা আবৃত

🇮🇳Tamil

மெழுகு

மெழுகினால் செய்யப்பட்ட அல்லது மூடப்பட்டிருக்கும்

🇮🇳Telugu

మైనపు

మైనపుతో తయారు చేయబడింది లేదా కప్పబడి ఉంటుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

मेण

मेणाचे बनलेले किंवा झाकलेले

🇮🇳Gujarati

મીણ

મીણથી બનેલું અથવા ઢંકાયેલું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಣದಬತ್ತಿ

ಮೇಣದಿಂದ ಮಾಡಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ ಅಥವಾ ಮುಚ್ಚಲ್ಪಟ್ಟಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെഴുക്

മെഴുക് കൊണ്ട് നിർമ്മിച്ചതോ പൊതിഞ്ഞതോ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਮ

ਦਾ ਬਣਿਆ ਜਾਂ ਮੋਮ ਨਾਲ ਢੱਕਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ

🇵🇰Urdu

مومی

موم سے بنا یا ڈھکا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蜡质

由蜡制成或覆盖有蜡

🇯🇵Japanese

ワックス状の

ワックスでできているか、ワックスで覆われている

🇰🇷Korean

창백한

왁스로 만들거나 덮은 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sáp

làm bằng hoặc phủ bằng sáp

🇹🇭Thai

แว็กซ์

ทำด้วยหรือเคลือบด้วยขี้ผึ้ง

🇮🇩Indonesian

pucat

terbuat dari atau ditutupi dengan lilin

🇲🇾Malay

lilin

diperbuat daripada atau ditutup dengan lilin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شمعاني

مصنوعة من الشمع أو مغطاة به

🇮🇷Persian

واکس زدن

ساخته شده یا پوشیده شده با موم

🇹🇷Turkish

mumlu

balmumundan yapılmış veya balmumu ile kaplanmış

🇮🇱Hebrew

שעווה

עשוי או מכוסה בשעווה

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