canescent

Adjective Satellite

of greyish white
- "the canescent moon"
covered with fine whitish hairs or down

Adj

Turning white or gray.
Covered with short white or gray hairs; hoary.

Origin / Etymology

From Latin canescens, present participle of canescere (“to become gray or white”).

Synonyms

hoary

Scrabble Score: 13

canescent: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
canescent: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
canescent: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 17

canescent is a valid Words With Friends word