ashen

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈæʃ.ɪn/
• Rhymes: -æʃən

Etymology 1

From Middle English asshen, aisshen, esscen, from Old English æsċen (“made of ashwood”), equivalent to ash +‎ -en (“made or consisting of”). Cognate with Scots aschin, eschin (“ashen”).

Adjective

ashen (comparative more ashen, superlative most ashen)

1. Made from the wood of the ash-tree.

   An ashen bow and quiver of arrows beside.

Translations

made of ash-wood

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 梣木製／梣木制

• Finnish: saarnipuinen
• German: eschen (de)
• Greek:

  Ancient: μέλινος (mélinos)

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• Icelandic: úr eski (is)
• Irish: fuinseach
• Japanese: トネリコ材製の (tonerikozaisei no)
• Latin: fraxineus
• Polish: jesionowy (pl) m
• Portuguese: de freixo

Etymology 2

From ash +‎ -en (“made or consisting of”).

Adjective

ashen (comparative more ashen, superlative most ashen)

1. Of or resembling ashes.

   A fine, ashen dust hung in the air.

2. Ash-colored; pale; anemic, anaemic.

   His ashen face belied his claims of good health.

Synonyms

• (sickly pale): See also Thesaurus:pallid

Translations

of or resembling ashes

• Bulgarian: пепеляв (bg) (pepeljav)
• Czech: popelavý (cs)
• Finnish: tuhkainen
• French: cendré (fr)
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• Japanese: 灰の (hai no)
• Polish: popielaty (pl)
• Portuguese: cinéreo (pt)
• Romanian: cenușiu (ro)

ash-colored; pale

• Czech: bledý (cs), sinalý (cs)
• Finnish: kelmeä (fi)
• French: cendré (fr), cendreux (fr)
• Greek: σταχτής (el) (stachtís)
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• Latin: cinereus
• Polish: blady (pl)
• Scottish Gaelic: bàn-ghlas
• Spanish: ceniciento (es), lívido (es), pálido (es)

Etymology 3

From ash +‎ -en (verbal suffix).

Verb

ashen (third-person singular simple present ashens, present participle ashening, simple past and past participle ashened)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To turn into ash; make or become ashy
2. (transitive, intransitive) To make or become pale

Anagrams

• Ehsan, Haens, Hanes, Hanse, Sanhe, Shane, Shean, hanse, heans