Waxlike — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

having the paleness of wax; - Bram Stoker

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈækslaɪk/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈakslaɪk/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈakslaɪk/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈækslaɪk/.

Examples

the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor
the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him
a thin face with a waxy paleness

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

waxen waxy

Parts of Speech

adjective

having the paleness of wax; - Bram Stoker

“the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor”

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

wachsartig

die Blässe von Wachs haben; - Bram Stoker

🇫🇷French

semblable à de la cire

ayant la pâleur de la cire; -Bram Stoker

🇪🇸Spanish

como cera

teniendo la palidez de la cera; -Bram Stoker

🇮🇹Italian

simile alla cera

avere il pallore della cera; -Bram Stoker

🇳🇱Dutch

wasachtig

de bleekheid van was hebben; -Bram Stoker

🇵🇹Portuguese

semelhante a cera

tendo a palidez da cera; -Bram Stoker

🇷🇺Russian

воскоподобный

имеющий бледность воска; - Брэм Стокер

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मोम जैसा

मोम जैसा पीलापन होना; - ब्रैम स्टोकर

🇧🇩Bengali

মোমের মত

মোমের ফ্যাকাশে থাকা; - ব্রাম স্টোকার

🇮🇳Tamil

மெழுகு போன்றது

மெழுகின் வெளிறிய தன்மை கொண்டது; - பிராம் ஸ்டோக்கர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మైనపులాంటిది

మైనపు యొక్క లేత రంగు కలిగి; - బ్రామ్ స్టోకర్

🇮🇳Marathi

मेणासारखा

मेणाचा फिकटपणा असणे; - ब्रॅम स्टोकर

🇮🇳Gujarati

મીણ જેવું

મીણનું નિસ્તેજ હોવું; - બ્રામ સ્ટોકર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೇಣದಂಥ

ಮೇಣದ ತೆಳು ಹೊಂದಿರುವ; - ಬ್ರಾಮ್ ಸ್ಟೋಕರ್

🇮🇳Malayalam

മെഴുക് പോലെ

മെഴുക് വിളറിയത്; - ബ്രാം സ്റ്റോക്കർ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਮ ਵਰਗਾ

ਮੋਮ ਦਾ ਫਿੱਕਾ ਹੋਣਾ; - Bram Stoker

🇵🇰Urdu

موم جیسا

موم کا پیلا پن ہونا؛ - برام سٹوکر

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

蜡状的

具有蜡般的苍白； ——布拉姆·斯托克

🇯🇵Japanese

蝋のような

蝋のような青白い色をしている。 - ブラム・ストーカー

🇰🇷Korean

밀랍같은

창백한 왁스를 가지고 있음; - 브람 스토커

🇻🇳Vietnamese

giống như sáp

có màu nhạt như sáp; - Bram Stoker

🇹🇭Thai

เหมือนขี้ผึ้ง

มีสีซีดเหมือนขี้ผึ้ง - แบรม สโตเกอร์

🇮🇩Indonesian

seperti lilin

memiliki warna pucat seperti lilin; - Bram Stoker

🇵🇭Filipino

parang waks

pagkakaroon ng pamumutla ng waks; - Bram Stoker

🇲🇾Malay

seperti lilin

mempunyai pucat lilin; - Bram Stoker

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

شمعي

وجود شحوب الشمع. - برام ستوكر

🇮🇷Persian

مومی مانند

داشتن رنگ پریدگی موم؛ - برام استوکر

🇹🇷Turkish

balmumu benzeri

balmumunun solukluğuna sahip olmak; - Bram Stoker

🇮🇱Hebrew

דמוי שעווה

בעל חיוורון של שעווה; - בראם סטוקר

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The primary meaning of 'waxlike' is 'having the paleness of wax; - Bram Stoker'.

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Using 'waxlike' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'waxlike' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'waxlike' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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