waxen
/ˈwaks(ə)n
/adjective
1Having a smooth, pale, translucent surface or appearance like that of wax: a canopy of waxen, creamy blooms...
- His face was nearly colorless, his skin pale and waxen.
- The blossoms upon the lilac tree looked waxen in the pale light and filled the air with heavenly fragrance.
- The body was waxen and pale, grained like the ancient bark of an oak after rain.
Synonyms
pallid, pale, pasty, wan, ashen, colourless, anaemic, bloodless, washed out, ashy, chalky, chalk-white, white, grey, whitish, waxy, blanched, drained, ghastly, sickly, sallow, as white as a sheet/ghost, deathly pale;
milky, creamy, cream, ivory, milk-white, alabaster
2 archaic or literary Made of wax: a waxen effigy...
- The restaurant area is aglow with vibrant shades of turquoise and tangerine, while huge candles drip waxen stalactites down one wall.
