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glaucous

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • UK: /ˈɡlɔː.kəs/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈɡlɑ.kəs/
  • US: /ˈɡlɔ.kəs/
  • rhymes with -ɔːkəs
  • homophone: glaucus

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a pale grey or bluish-green, especially when covered with a powdery residue.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: biology, botany, natural-sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adjective satellite

Meaning 3

having a frosted look from a powdery coating, as on plants

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • glaucous stems
  • glaucous plums
  • glaucous grapes

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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

Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: сивозеленикав (sivozelenikav) — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Catalan: glauc — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Georgian: მონაცრისფრო-მოცისფრო (monacrispro-mocispro) — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Greek: γλαυκός (glafkós) — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Ancient Greek: γλαυκός (glaukós) — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Ido: glauka — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Indonesian: biru telur itik — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Italian: glauco — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Latin: glaucus — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Portuguese: glauco — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Romanian: glauc — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Russian: серо-зелёный (sero-zeljónyj) — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Russian: сизый (sizyj) — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Spanish: glauco — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Welsh: llwydlas — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Welsh: llwydwyrdd — of a pale green colour with a bluish-grey tinge
  • Bulgarian: мъхест (mǎhest) — covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour
  • French: pruiné — covered with a bloom or a pale powdery covering, regardless of colour