Glaucousness

/ˈɡlɔːkəsnɪs/ noun

Definition

The quality or state of being glaucous; a whitish-grey, pale, or bluish-grey appearance or coloration.

Etymology

From glaucous (Latin glaucus from Greek glaukos) + -ness (suffix forming abstract nouns). The term describes the visual property or characteristic of having a pale, greyish tint.

Kelly Says

The 'glaucousness' of sage leaves and certain succulents isn't just pretty—that powdery white coating actually helps plants survive in bright sun and dry climates by reflecting light.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
ARالعربية
لون أخضر
lawn akhdar
BNবাংলা
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
CACatalà
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
CSČeština
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
DADansk
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
DEDeutsch
Glaukosität
glaw-ko-si-tat
ELΕλληνικά
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
ESEspañol
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
FAفارسی
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
FISuomi
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
FRFrançais
glaucousness
glaw-koo-nes
GUGU
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
HAHA
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
HEעברית
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
HIहिन्दी
हरापन
hara-pan
HUMagyar
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
IDBahasa Indonesia
kehijauan
keh-hi-jaw-an
IGIG
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
ITItaliano
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
JA日本語
緑青色
midori-ao-iro
KKKK
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
KMKM
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
KO한국어
녹색
nok-saek
MRMR
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
MSBahasa Melayu
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
MYမြန်မာ
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
NLNederlands
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
NONorsk
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
PAPA
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
PLPolski
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
PTPortuguês
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
RORomână
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
RUРусский
глаукозность
glav-ko-z-nost'
SVSvenska
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
SWKiswahili
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
TAதமிழ்
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
TEతెలుగు
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
THไทย
สีเขียว
si khiao
TLTL
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
TRTürkçe
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
UKУкраїнська
глаукозність
glav-ko-z-nist'
URاردو
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
VITiếng Việt
màu xanh lá
mau xanh la
YOYO
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes
ZH中文
青色
qīng sè
ZUZU
glaucousness
glay-koo-nes

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