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Meaning of canescent | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

/kəˈnɛsənt/

Definitions

Turning white or gray.
Covered with short white or gray hairs; hoary.

Examples

“An aureole of canescent hair fanned out round his head, and his jaws collapsed on toothless gums […].”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

canicidal canicular caniform canilicular caninal canine