Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

celadon

/ˈsɛləˌdɑn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.16 in modern English

Syllables: celadon
IPA: /ˈsɛləˌdɑn/

10

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A pale green colour, possibly tinted with gray.

Uncountable

noun

A pale green Chinese glaze.

Uncountable

noun

A ceramic ware with a pale green glaze.

Uncountable

adj

Of a pale green colour tinted with gray.

Example Sentences

"Eau de Nil (“water of the Nile”) is a tricky color to pin down precisely. It is a light-greenish hue, more saturated than celadon, less gray than sage."
"[H]e stroked a soft blue cat with celadon eyes which had appeared from nowhere and now made itself comfortable in his lap […]."

Etymology

Borrowed from the French céladon, from the character named Céladon, who wore pale green ribbons, in the novel L'Astrée by Honoré d'Urfé, from Latin Celadon, a warrior's name in Ovid's Metamorphoses, related to Ancient Greek κέλᾰδος (kélădos, “din, clamour”).

Origin

Source language: French

Word Breakdown

Root: céladon, Celadon

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈsɛləˌdɑn/
British English: /ˈsɛlədən/

Usage

Uncountable

Inflected Forms

celadons (plural) more celadon (comparative) most celadon (superlative)

Questions

How do you pronounce celadon?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈsɛləˌdɑn/.
What does celadon mean?: A pale green colour, possibly tinted with gray.
Where does celadon come from?: It is traced to French.

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