CANESCENT Synonyms

• acquiring desirable qualities by being left undisturbed for some time

• the organic process of growing older and showing the effects of increasing age

• growing old

• a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black

• English radiobiologist in whose honor the gray (the SI unit of energy for the absorbed dose of radiation) was named (1905-1965)

• clothing that is a grey color

• English poet best known for his elegy written in a country churchyard (1716-1771)

• any organization or party whose uniforms or badges are grey

• American navigator who twice circumnavigated the globe and who discovered the Columbia River (1755-1806)

• horse of a light gray or whitish color

• United States botanist who specialized in North American flora and who was an early supporter of Darwin's theories of evolution (1810-1888)

• the SI unit of energy absorbed from ionizing radiation; equal to the absorption of one joule of radiation energy by one kilogram of matter; one gray equals 100 rad

• of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

• showing characteristics of age, especially having grey or white hair

• used to signify the Confederate forces in the American Civil War (who wore grey uniforms)

• intermediate in character or position

• make grey

• turn grey

• of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black

• having dark hairs mixed with grey or white

• informal terms for a human `tooth'

• of a white the color of pearls

• a soft white precious univalent metallic element having the highest electrical and thermal conductivity of any metal; occurs in argentite and in free form; used in coins and jewelry and tableware and photography

• coins made of silver

• a light shade of grey

• silverware eating utensils

• a trophy made of silver (or having the appearance of silver) that is usually awarded for winning second place in a competition

• made from or largely consisting of silver

• having the white lustrous sheen of silver

• of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver

• expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

• coat with a layer of silver or a silver amalgam

• make silver in color

• turn silver

• resembling or reminiscent of silver

• having the white lustrous sheen of silver

• of lustrous grey; covered with or tinged with the color of silver

• marked by the presence of snow

• covered with snow

• of the white color of snow

• resembling milk in color; not clear

• of something having a color tending toward white