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cinereous - 3 dictionary results

ci⋅ne⋅re⋅ous

[si-neer-ee-uhs]
–adjective
1. in the state of or reduced to ashes: cinereous bodies.
2. resembling ashes.
3. ashen; ash-colored; grayish: a cinereous bird.
Also, cin⋅er⋅i⋅tious [sin-uh-rish-uhs] .


Origin:
1655–65; < L cinereus, equiv. to ciner- (s. of cinis) ashes + -eus -eous
ci·ne·re·ous   (sĭ-nîr'ē-əs)   
adj.  
  1. Consisting of or resembling ashes.
  2. Of a gray color tinged with black.

[From Latin cinereus, from cinis, ciner-, ashes.]

Cinereous

Ci*ne"re*ous\, a. [L. cinereus, fr. cinis ashes.] Like ashes; ash-colored; grayish.
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