Grep of noun waxy
waxycap
Overview of adj waxy
The adj waxy has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. waxen, waxy -- (made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy")
2. waxlike, waxy, ceraceous -- (resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin"; "the ceraceous surface of the leaves")
3. waxen, waxlike, waxy -- (having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness")
Antonyms of adj waxy
2 of 3 senses of waxy
Sense 2
waxlike, waxy, ceraceous
INDIRECT (VIA smooth) -> rough, unsmooth
Sense 3
waxen, waxlike, waxy
INDIRECT (VIA colorless) -> colorful, colourful
Similarity of adj waxy
3 senses of waxy
Sense 1
waxen, waxy
Pertains to noun wax (Sense 1)
=>wax
=> lipid, lipide, lipoid
Sense 2
waxlike, waxy, ceraceous
=> smooth (vs. rough)
Sense 3
waxen, waxlike, waxy
=> colorless (vs. colorful), colourless
Attributes of adj waxy
Familiarity of adj waxy
waxy used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Grep of adj waxy
waxy
Overview of adj waxy
The adj waxy has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts)
1. waxen, waxy -- (made of or covered with wax; "waxen candles"; "careful, the floor is waxy")
2. waxlike, waxy, ceraceous -- (resembling or covered with wax; "as shiny as a waxy pippin"; "the ceraceous surface of the leaves")
3. waxen, waxlike, waxy -- (having the paleness of wax; "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"- Bram Stoker; "the soldier turned his waxlike features toward him"; "a thin face with a waxy paleness")
waxy definition
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