Definition of ASHEN

ashen

Meanings

Adjective Satellite

  • anemic looking from illness or emotion; ; ; ; ; - Mary W. Shelley
    • "a face turned ashen"
  • made of wood of the ash tree

Adj

  • Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
  • Of or resembling ashes.
  • Ash-colored; pale; anemic
  • Appalled; upset.
  • Anaemic.

Verb

  • To turn into ash; make or become ashy
  • To make or become pale

Origin / 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”).

Scrabble Score: 8

ashen is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
ashen is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
ashen is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 8

ashen is a valid Words With Friends word