glaucous
Of a pale grey or bluish-green, especially when covered with a powdery residueOf a pale grey or bluish-green, especially when covered with a powdery residue.
» There are glaucous stone chairs next to the tree next to the teahouse.
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2 sensesOf a pale grey or bluish-green, especially when covered with a powdery residue.
серо-зелёныйsero-zeljónyj, сизыйsizyj
Covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour.
- having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants
Examples
1 sentencesThere are glaucous stone chairs next to the tree next to the teahouse.
Translations
5 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
From Latin glaucus, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green, blue-grey”), 1670s.From Latin glaucus, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green, blue-grey”), 1670s. See Irish glas.
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Forms
more glaucous, most glaucous| Comparative | more glaucous Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most glaucous Lesson |
regular
Word family
13 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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