Definition of albescent in English:

albescent

adjective alˈbɛs(ə)ntˌælˈbɛs(ə)nt

literary

Growing or shading into white.
〈主诗/文〉变白的，带白色的
albescent mist
Example sentencesExamples
- Saturday's rain sluiced away the week's snowfall, which the balance of an albescent Sunday replaced.
- Ricky's grin of recognition revealed a healthy complement of gleaming white dentition, all the more albescent in contrast to his swarthy visage.
- Interestingly, another member of the H. ventricosa family, H. ventricosa ` Aureomarginata ’, has an edge that is albescent.
- When this white albescent strip is missing on either a brown or blue then it is a Smoky.
- ‘Lutescent ‘leaves will change from green to yellow, and ‘albescent‘leaves will turn from yellow to white.’

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin albescere 'become white', from albus 'white'.

Rhymes

acquiescent, adolescent, Besant, coalescent, confessant, convalescent, crescent, depressant, effervescent, erubescent, evanescent, excrescent, flavescent, fluorescent, immunosuppressant, incandescent, incessant, iridescent, juvenescent, lactescent, liquescent, luminescent, nigrescent, obsolescent, opalescent, pearlescent, phosphorescent, pubescent, putrescent, quiescent, suppressant, turgescent, virescent, viridescent

Definition of albescent in US English:

albescent

adjectiveˌalˈbes(ə)ntˌælˈbɛs(ə)nt

literary

Growing or shading into white.
〈主诗/文〉变白的，带白色的
the albescent waves on the horizon
Example sentencesExamples
- Saturday's rain sluiced away the week's snowfall, which the balance of an albescent Sunday replaced.
- When this white albescent strip is missing on either a brown or blue then it is a Smoky.
- Interestingly, another member of the H. ventricosa family, H. ventricosa ` Aureomarginata ’, has an edge that is albescent.
- Ricky's grin of recognition revealed a healthy complement of gleaming white dentition, all the more albescent in contrast to his swarthy visage.
- ‘Lutescent ‘leaves will change from green to yellow, and ‘albescent‘leaves will turn from yellow to white.’

Origin

Early 18th century: from Latin albescere ‘become white’, from albus ‘white’.

单词	albescent
释义	Definition of albescent in English: albescent adjective alˈbɛs(ə)ntˌælˈbɛs(ə)nt literary Growing or shading into white. 〈主诗/文〉变白的，带白色的 albescent mist Example sentencesExamples Saturday's rain sluiced away the week's snowfall, which the balance of an albescent Sunday replaced. Ricky's grin of recognition revealed a healthy complement of gleaming white dentition, all the more albescent in contrast to his swarthy visage. Interestingly, another member of the H. ventricosa family, H. ventricosa ` Aureomarginata ’, has an edge that is albescent. When this white albescent strip is missing on either a brown or blue then it is a Smoky. ‘Lutescent ‘leaves will change from green to yellow, and ‘albescent‘leaves will turn from yellow to white.’ Origin Early 18th century: from Latin albescere 'become white', from albus 'white'. Rhymes acquiescent, adolescent, Besant, coalescent, confessant, convalescent, crescent, depressant, effervescent, erubescent, evanescent, excrescent, flavescent, fluorescent, immunosuppressant, incandescent, incessant, iridescent, juvenescent, lactescent, liquescent, luminescent, nigrescent, obsolescent, opalescent, pearlescent, phosphorescent, pubescent, putrescent, quiescent, suppressant, turgescent, virescent, viridescent Definition of albescent in US English: albescent adjectiveˌalˈbes(ə)ntˌælˈbɛs(ə)nt literary Growing or shading into white. 〈主诗/文〉变白的，带白色的 the albescent waves on the horizon Example sentencesExamples Saturday's rain sluiced away the week's snowfall, which the balance of an albescent Sunday replaced. When this white albescent strip is missing on either a brown or blue then it is a Smoky. Interestingly, another member of the H. ventricosa family, H. ventricosa ` Aureomarginata ’, has an edge that is albescent. Ricky's grin of recognition revealed a healthy complement of gleaming white dentition, all the more albescent in contrast to his swarthy visage. ‘Lutescent ‘leaves will change from green to yellow, and ‘albescent‘leaves will turn from yellow to white.’ Origin Early 18th century: from Latin albescere ‘become white’, from albus ‘white’.
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