English Explanatory Dictionary

glaucous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of a pale grey or bluish-green, especially when covered with a powdery residue.
  2. Covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡlɔː.kəs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-glaucous.wav /ˈɡlɑ.kəs/ /ˈɡlɔ.kəs/

Word forms

glaucous more glaucous most glaucous

Etymology

From Latin glaucus, from Ancient Greek γλαυκός (glaukós, “blue-green, blue-grey”), 1670s. See Irish glas.

Related words

glaucescent glaucoma glauconite subglaucous

Derived words

glaucous gull glaucous honeysuckle glaucously glaucousness glaucous pimplet glaucous sedge glaucous willow glaucous-winged gull nonglaucous
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