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    ashen
    /ˈaʃn/

    adjective

    • 1. (of a person's face) very pale with shock, fear, or illness: "Eleanor's ashen face"
    • 2. of or resembling ashes: literary "the ashen colour of the landscape"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishASHEN | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Ashen means without colour, or pale grey in colour, especially of a person's face. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and see synonyms, antonyms, and related words.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › ashenAshen Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Ashen can mean of, relating to, or made from ash wood, or resembling ashes (as in color) especially deathly pale. See synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries for ashen.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryASHEN | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Ashen means without color, or pale gray in color, especially of a person's face. Learn how to use this adjective in sentences and find out how to say it in different languages.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › ashenASHEN Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Ashen means ash-colored, gray, or consisting of ashes. It can also refer to the ash tree or its timber. See how to use ashen in a sentence and find synonyms and related words.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › ashenAshen - definition of ashen by The Free Dictionary

    Ashen means consisting of or resembling ashes, or very pale in color. It can also refer to wood from the ash tree. See different sources, translations and examples of ashen.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › ashenAshen - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Use the word ashen to describe the pale face of someone who is shocked and upset. Your best friend might look ashen when he hears that his favorite baseball team traded its star player.

  8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › american_english › ashenashen adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    (usually of someone's face) very pale; without color because of illness or fear They listened ashen-faced to the news. His face was ashen and wet with sweat.