waxen
waxen · more waxen · most waxen
GrownGrown.
/ˈwæksən/
Meaning
6 senses(UK, dialectal)Grown.
Made of or covered with wax.
a waxen tablet
made of or covered with wax
Of or pertaining to wax.
having the paleness of wax
Having the pale smooth characteristics of wax, waxlike, waxy.
Easily molded, influenced, or bent; yielding, impressible.
(rare)Easily effaced, as if written in wax.
Origin
From Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxen, ġeweaxen, from Proto-Germanic *wahsanaFrom Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxen, ġeweaxen, from Proto-Germanic *wahsanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to wax, grow, increase”), equivalent to wax + -en (past participle ending).
From Middle English waxen (“made of wax”), from Old English weaxen (“waxen, made of wax”), equivalent to wax + -en (“made of”).
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Forms
more waxen, most waxen| Comparative | more waxen Lesson |
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| Superlative | most waxen Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form