etiolated

Meanings

Verb

make weak by stunting the growth or development of
bleach and alter the natural development of (a green plant) by excluding sunlight
make pale or sickly
simple past and past participle of etiolate

Adjective Satellite

(especially of plants) developed without chlorophyll by being deprived of light
- "etiolated celery"

Adj

Of a plant or part of a plant: pale and weak because of sunlight deprivation or excessive exposure to sunlight.
Of a plant: intentionally grown in the dark.
Of an animal or person: having an ashen or pale appearance; also, haggard or thin; physically weak.
Lacking in vigour; anemic, feeble.

Origin / Etymology

From etiolate + -ed (suffix forming adjectives); modelled after French étiolé, the past participle of étioler (“to become pale and weak, etiolate”), from Norman étieuler (“to become plant stalks left over after harvesting to be used as fodder or for thatching”), probably from éteule (“plant stalks left over after harvesting, stubble”) + -er (suffix forming verbs). Éteule is derived from Old French esteule (“straw”), from Latin stipula (“plant stalk; plant stalk left over after harvesting, stubble; straw”), from Proto-Italic *stipelā, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *steyp- (“to be stiff; erect”).

Synonyms

blanched, cadaverous, corpse-like, emaciated, etiolate, etiolized, unburied

Antonyms

deetiolated, nonetiolated

Scrabble Score: 10

etiolated is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
etiolated is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
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Words With Friends Score: 11

etiolated is a valid Words With Friends word