Meanings
adjectiveglaucescent (comparative more glaucescent, superlative most glaucescent)
comparative more glaucescent · superlative most glaucescent
- Having a somewhat glaucous appearance
Origin
See glaucous and -escent. By surface analysis, Latin glauc(us) + -escent.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan glaucescent
- glaucescentsomewhat glaucous
French glaucescent
- glaucescentsomewhat glaucous
Latin glaucēscēns
- glaucēscēnssomewhat glaucous
Spanish glaucescente
- glaucescentesomewhat glaucous
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with glaucescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
glaucescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glaucescent
MLA
“glaucescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glaucescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “glaucescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/glaucescent.
Source: glaucescent on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.