ashen C2+ Topic:Health & Medicine US /ˈæʃ.ən/ See IPA manual Freq #59507 Meanings 1 adj anemic looking from illness or emotion A face turned ashen. 2 adj Made from the wood of the ash-tree. An ashen bow and quiver of arrows beside. 3 adj Of or resembling ashes. A fine, ashen dust hung in the air. 4 adj Ash-colored; pale; anemic His ashen face belied his claims of good health. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · anemic looking from illness... bloodless More ashycineraceouscinereous Word family Derived forms ashen-faced Etymology From Middle English asshen, aisshen, esscen, from Old English æsċen (“made of ashwood”), equivalent to ash + -en (“made or consisting of”). Cognate with Scots aschin, eschin (“ashen”). Topics Health & Medicine External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # ashen **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈæʃ.ən/ **Frequency rank:** 59507 ## Meanings 1. anemic looking from illness or emotion 2. Made from the wood of the ash-tree. 3. Of or resembling ashes. 4. Ash-colored; pale; anemic ## Examples - A face turned ashen. - An ashen bow and quiver of arrows beside. - A fine, ashen dust hung in the air. - His ashen face belied his claims of good health. ## Synonyms - ashy - cineraceous - cinereous - bloodless ## Derived Forms - ashen-faced ## Etymology From Middle English asshen, aisshen, esscen, from Old English æsċen (“made of ashwood”), equivalent to ash + -en (“made or consisting of”). Cognate with Scots aschin, eschin (“ashen”). ## Topics - Health & Medicine markdown