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Meaning of canescent | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2
kəˈnɛsənt

Definitions

  1. Turning white or gray.
  2. 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.
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See also

canicidal canicular caniform canilicular caninal canine

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