"ashy" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈæʃi/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-ashy.wav [Southern-England] Forms: ashier [comparative], ashiest [superlative]
Rhymes: -æʃi Etymology: From Middle English asshy, asky, equivalent to ash + -y. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|asshy}} Middle English asshy, {{m|enm|asky}} asky, {{af|en|ash|-y|id2=adjectival}} ash + -y Head templates: {{en-adj|er}} ashy (comparative ashier, superlative ashiest)
  1. Resembling ashes (especially in colour); (of a person’s complexion) unusually pale as a result of strong emotion, illness, etc. Categories (topical): Colors, Skin Synonyms: ashen#Etymology_2, cineraceous, cinereous
    Sense id: en-ashy-en-adj-ZmAyJs7H Disambiguation of Colors: 49 48 3 Disambiguation of Skin: 38 39 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 41 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 40 39 22
  2. Comprising, containing, or covered with ash. Categories (topical): Colors, Skin Synonyms: cinereous
    Sense id: en-ashy-en-adj-VjZCtng- Disambiguation of Colors: 49 48 3 Disambiguation of Skin: 38 39 23 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 41 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 40 39 22
  3. (African-American Vernacular) Having dry or dead skin (therefore discolored). Categories (topical): Skin
    Sense id: en-ashy-en-adj-h6VGygau Disambiguation of Skin: 38 39 23 Categories (other): African-American Vernacular English, English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 41 16 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 36 36 28 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y (adjectival): 40 39 22
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ashily, ashiness, ashy minivet, ashy tit, ashy woodpecker, ashy woodswallow Translations (having the color of ashes): cincento (Galician), aschfahl (German), cineraceus (Latin), cinereus (Latin), asshy (Middle English), cenușiu (Romanian), cinéreo (Spanish), ceniciento (Spanish), askig (Swedish), askfärgad (Swedish), askgrå (Swedish)
Disambiguation of 'having the color of ashes': 43 20 37

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for ashy meaning in All languages combined (7.2kB)

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