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ceraceous

ce·ra·ceous
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [suh-rey-shuh s]
    • /səˈreɪ ʃəs/
    • /sə.ˈreɪ.ʃəs/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [suh-rey-shuh s]
    • /səˈreɪ ʃəs/

Definitions of ceraceous word

  • adjective ceraceous waxlike or waxy 3
  • adjective ceraceous waxy; waxlike 3
  • adjective ceraceous waxlike; waxy: a ceraceous surface. 1
  • noun ceraceous Waxy. 1

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Origin of ceraceous

First appearance:

before 1760
One of the 46% newest English words
1760-70; < Latin cēr(a) wax (compare Greek kērós wax) + -aceous

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Parts of speech for Ceraceous

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

ceraceous popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 48% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

ceraceous usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for ceraceous

adj ceraceous

  • lustrous — having luster; shining; luminous: lustrous eyes.
  • impressible — capable of being impressed; impressionable.
  • waxen — pertaining to, made of, or resembling wax: a wax candle; a wax doll.
  • impressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.
  • facile — moving, acting, working, proceeding, etc., with ease, sometimes with superficiality: facile fingers; a facile mind.

Antonyms for ceraceous

adj ceraceous

  • unimpressionable — easily impressed or influenced; susceptible: an impressionable youngster.

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