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incanescent

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
in-canes-cent
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

hoary or grey; canescent.

Dated

Etymology

From Latin incanescens, present participle incanescere (“to become gray”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more incanescent (comparative) most incanescent (superlative)

Rhymes With

crescent fluorescent incessant incandescent antidepressant iridescent pubescent convalescent depressant effervescent luminescent quiescent

Questions

What does incanescent mean?
hoary or grey; canescent.
Where does incanescent come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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