waxy
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4.5
- adjective
- /ˈwæksi/
:
ceroso
- The fluorescent tubes that line the terminal ceiling highlight Dad's fatigue; the pallid light reflects his waxy complexion.
- waxy pale
- waxy skin
- waxy face
But when it's a Raisin it's more kind of waxy and and faint in color, right?
- But when it's a Raisin it's more kind of waxy and and faint in color, right?
- I tried to make eye contact, but it was like his eyes, though open or not, on his face, had a waxy quality.
Examples
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The skin of the dead was white and waxy, the cheeks and eyes sunken, the lips blue.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her eyes were ringed with fatigue, her skin waxy-white, yet her voice maintained its usual timbre, or almost.
Fiction book (1993) -
I tried to make eye contact, but it was like his eyes, though open or not, on his face, had a waxy quality.
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I touch their warm, waxy skin and close my eyes.
Fiction book (2001) -
The skin of her face was waxy white and looked tight as the skin of a drum.
Fiction book (1997) -
His waxy skin was yellow, as only timelessness can be.
Fiction book (2002) -
Smithy has grown very thin, and his hands are waxy white with blue veins standing out on the fragile skin.
Fiction book (1996) -
His chest was moving up and down even more laboriously, and his cheeks had a waxy, bloodless sheen like a fake piece of fruit.
Fiction book (1996) -
The skin of her face was waxy white and looked tight as the skin of a drum.
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Although his face was pale, almost a waxy yellow, his hands looked red and windburned.
Synonyms
291
1.0
Has very light color and often looks sick or afraid
15
1.0
A pale yellowish-white color like light butter
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6.7
Being pale and looking unhealthy, like after being ill
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2.5
Having a pale yellowish-white color like fresh cream
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4.1
Dry skin that looks pale and has small flakes
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7.7
Made of the soft material used for candles or having a pale, smooth face
Pale, smooth, slightly shiny, and a little see-through
Having a light color that is not bright
Pale, cloudy white in color
Pale yellowish white like fresh cream
A pale yellowish white color like cream
Very pale skin that looks unhealthy, often like after being ill
A pale brown or light cream color that looks like almond skin
Antonyms
Compounds
A sticky, greasy film that stays on a surface after something melts or someone puts it on
How Pale
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Waxy in the sense of a pale look also comes from the parts wax and -y, because natural wax is often pale and smooth, so calling a face 'waxy' means it looks pale, smooth, or drained of color.