noun
Meaning 1
An act of applying wax.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
waxing
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.
Sound
Pronunciation
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/ˈwæksɪŋ/
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rhymes with -æksɪŋ
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CMU ARPABET: W AE1 K S IH0 NG Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
A cosmetic procedure in which hair is removed from the body by the application and removal of wax.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Examples
- Coordinate term: sugaring
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Meaning 3
A recording intended for a phonograph.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: platter, record, vinyl
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
present participle and gerund of wax
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: waning
adjective
Meaning 5
(of the moon) pertaining to the period during which the visible surface of the moon increases
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the waxing moon passes from new to full
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: waning
noun
Meaning 6
the application of wax to a surface
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: application, coating, covering
noun
Meaning 7
a gradual increase in magnitude or extent
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the waxing of the moon
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: waning
Broader terms: increase
History
Etymology
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
22 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Danish: voksning — the action of the verb to wax
- Finnish: vahaus — the action of the verb to wax
- Norwegian Bokmål: voksing — the action of the verb to wax
- Norwegian Nynorsk: voksing — the action of the verb to wax
- Portuguese: enceramento — the action of the verb to wax
- Chinese Mandarin: 熱蠟除毛 /热蜡除毛 (rèlà chúmáo) — cosmetic procedure
- Chinese Mandarin: 美蠟脫毛 /美蜡脱毛 (měilà tuōmáo) — cosmetic procedure
- Danish: voksning — cosmetic procedure
- Finnish: vahaus — cosmetic procedure
- French: épilation à la cire — cosmetic procedure
- French: waxing — cosmetic procedure
- German: Wachsen — cosmetic procedure
- German: Waxing — cosmetic procedure
- Japanese: ワックス脱毛 (wakkusu datsumō) — cosmetic procedure
- Korean: 왁싱 (waksing) — cosmetic procedure
- Norwegian Bokmål: voksing — cosmetic procedure
- Norwegian Nynorsk: voksing — cosmetic procedure
- Portuguese: depilação com cera — cosmetic procedure
- Russian: воскова́я эпиля́ция (voskovája epiljácija) — cosmetic procedure
- Russian: вакса́ция (vaksácija) — cosmetic procedure
- Russian: ва́ксинг (váksing) — cosmetic procedure
- Turkish: ağda — cosmetic procedure