"glaucous" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈɡlɔː.kəs/ [UK], /ˈɡlɑ.kəs/ [US], /ˈɡlɔ.kəs/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glaucous.wav Forms: more glaucous [comparative], most glaucous [superlative]
Rhymes: -ɔːkəs Etymology: From Latin glaucus, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green, blue-grey”), 1670s. See Irish glas. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|glaucus}} Latin glaucus, {{der|en|grc|γλαυκός||blue-green, blue-grey}} Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green, blue-grey”), {{ncog|ga|glas}} Irish glas Head templates: {{en-adj}} glaucous (comparative more glaucous, superlative most glaucous)
  1. Of a pale grey or bluish-green, especially when covered with a powdery residue. Categories (topical): Blues Translations (of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge): сивозеленикав (sivozelenikav) (Bulgarian), მონაცრისფრო-მოცისფრო (monacrispro-mocispro) (Georgian), biru telur itik (Indonesian), glauco (Italian), glauco (Portuguese), glauc (Romanian), серо-зелёный (sero-zeljónyj) (Russian), сизый (sizyj) (Russian), glauco (Spanish), llwydlas (Welsh), llwydwyrdd (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-glaucous-en-adj-TfgAP0hJ Disambiguation of Blues: 77 23 Disambiguation of 'of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge': 60 40
  2. (botany) Covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour. Categories (topical): Botany Translations (covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour): мъхест (mǎhest) (Bulgarian), pruiné (French)
    Sense id: en-glaucous-en-adj-E4M~DiJS Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Romanian translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 87 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 12 88 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 10 90 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Indonesian translations: 20 80 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 19 81 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 14 86 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 12 88 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 17 83 Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: glaucous gull, glaucous honeysuckle, glaucous pimplet, glaucous sedge, glaucous willow, glaucous-winged gull Related terms: glaucescent, glaucoma, glauconite, subglaucous

Alternative forms

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  "word": "glaucous"
}

Download raw JSONL data for glaucous meaning in All languages combined (5.9kB)

{
  "called_from": "translations/609-20230504",
  "msg": "Translation too long compared to word, so it is skipped",
  "path": [
    "glaucous"
  ],
  "section": "English",
  "subsection": "adjective",
  "title": "glaucous",
  "trace": ""
}

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