What does canescent mean?
Canescent means Turning white or gray..
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/kəˈnɛsənt/ · adjective
Turning white or gray..
An aureole of canescent hair fanned out round his head, and his jaws collapsed on toothless gums […].
Use canescent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Canescent means Turning white or gray..
Common synonyms include hoary, achromatic, hirsute, colorless.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
An aureole of canescent hair fanned out round his head, and his jaws collapsed on toothless gums […].
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