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FLAVESCENT Antonyms

There are 10 antonyms of the word flavescent. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For FLAVESCENT

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ashen
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• anemic looking from illness or emotion

• made of wood of the ash tree

colorless
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking in variety and interest

• weak in color; not colorful

drab
adjectiveadj
noun

• a dull greyish to yellowish or light olive brown

adjective satellite

• lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise

• lacking brightness or color; dull

• of a light brownish green color

• causing dejection

dull
adjectiveadj
adjective

• lacking in liveliness or animation

• emitting or reflecting very little light

• not keenly felt

• not having a sharp edge or point

adjective satellite

• being or made softer or less loud or clear

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

• (of color) very low in saturation; highly diluted

• slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity

• (of business) not active or brisk

• blunted in responsiveness or sensibility

• not clear and resonant; sounding as if striking with or against something relatively soft

• darkened with overcast

verb

• make dull in appearance

• become dull or lusterless in appearance; lose shine or brightness

• deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

• make numb or insensitive

• make dull or blunt

• become less interesting or attractive

• make less lively or vigorous

insipid
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• lacking taste or flavor or tang

• lacking interest or significance or impact

pale
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a wooden strip forming part of a fence

adjective satellite

• very light colored; highly diluted with white

• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

• lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

• not full or rich

verb

• turn pale, as if in fear

pallid
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

• lacking in vitality or interest or effectiveness

sallow
adjectiveadj
noun

• any of several Old World shrubby broad-leaved willows having large catkins; some are important sources for tanbark and charcoal

adjective satellite

• unhealthy looking

verb

• cause to become sallow

wan
adverb, nounadv, n
noun

• a computer network that spans a wider area than does a local area network

adjective satellite

• (of light) lacking in intensity or brightness; dim or feeble

• abnormally deficient in color as suggesting physical or emotional distress

• lacking vitality as from weariness or illness or unhappiness

verb

• become pale and sickly

white
adjectiveadj
adjective

• being of the achromatic color of maximum lightness; having little or no hue owing to reflection of almost all incident light

• of or belonging to a racial group having light skin coloration

noun

• the quality or state of the achromatic color of greatest lightness (bearing the least resemblance to black)

• a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion

• the white part of an egg; the nutritive and protective gelatinous substance surrounding the yolk consisting mainly of albumin dissolved in water

• United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)

• (board games) the lighter pieces

• Australian writer (1912-1990)

• (usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth

• United States political journalist (1915-1986)

• United States architect (1853-1906)

• United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)

• United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)

• a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri

adjective satellite

• free from moral blemish or impurity; unsullied

• marked by the presence of snow

• restricted to whites only

• glowing white with heat

• benevolent; without malicious intent

• (of a surface) not written or printed on

• (of coffee) having cream or milk added

• (of hair) having lost its color

• anemic looking from illness or emotion

• of summer nights in northern latitudes where the sun barely sets

verb

• turn white

Alternatives for ASHEN

Alternatives for COLORLESS

Alternatives for DRAB

Alternatives for DULL

Alternatives for INSIPID

Alternatives for PALE

Alternatives for PALLID

Alternatives for SALLOW

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