Definition of WAXEN

waxen

Adjective

  • made of or covered with wax
    • "waxen candles"

Adjective Satellite

  • having the paleness of wax; - Bram Stoker
    • "the poor face with the same awful waxen pallor"

Adj

  • Grown.
  • Made of or covered with wax.
  • Of or pertaining to wax.
  • Having the pale smooth characteristics of wax, waxlike, waxy.
  • Easily molded, influenced, or bent; yielding, impressible.
  • Easily effaced, as if written in wax.

Verb

  • alternative past participle of wax.
  • plural simple present of wax

Examples

  • "a waxen tablet"

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English waxen, from Old English weaxen, ġeweaxen, from Proto-Germanic *wahsanaz, past participle of Proto-Germanic *wahsijaną (“to wax, grow, increase”), equivalent to wax + -en (past participle ending).

Synonyms

waxlike, waxy

Scrabble Score: 15

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

Words With Friends Score: 16

waxen is a valid Words With Friends word