Meanings
adjectivelutescent (comparative more lutescent, superlative most lutescent)
comparative more lutescent · superlative most lutescent
- Of a yellowish colour.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
From Latin luteus (“yellow”). See -escent.
Full word history & related roots →Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with lutescent
crescentfluorescentantidepressantincandescentconvalescentsuppressantiridescentincessantluminescentquiescentpubescentdepressanteffervescentopalescentpearlescentflorescentevanescentelectroluminescenttumescentphosphorescentessentprepubescentsenescentobsolescent
All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
lutescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutescent
MLA
“lutescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutescent. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lutescent,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lutescent.
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