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blanched

adj · verb · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

lacking complexion or color

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

adj

Meaning 2

bleached

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of blanch

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

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4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

anemic looking from illness or emotion- Mary W. Shelley

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a face turned ashen
  • the invalid's blanched cheeks
  • tried to speak with bloodless lips
  • a face livid with shock
  • lips...livid with the hue of death
  • lips white with terror
  • a face white with rage

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: ashen, bloodless, livid, white

Antonyms: none provided

5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • etiolated celery

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: etiolate, etiolated

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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