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Word of the Day – Flavescent

By December 17, 2024Word of the Day

Flavescent (adj)

flav-es-ent

Yellowish

First recorded in 1850–55. From the Latin flāvescere, meaning “to become yellow;” possibly from Proto-Indo-European root *bʰel-, meaning “shiny.”

Example sentences

“as the sun rose, a flavescent mist settled in the valley.”

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