albescent

1. 1.

   becoming or shading into white

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Questions about albescent

What does albescent mean?

albescent means "becoming or shading into white".

How many syllables are in albescent?

albescent has 3 syllables and divides as al-be-scent under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

Is albescent a common word?

albescent is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.