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Canescent vs Incanescent - What's the difference?

canescent | incanescent |

As adjectives the difference between canescent and incanescent

is that canescent is turning white or gray while incanescent is (dated) becoming hoary or grey; canescent.

canescent

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Turning white or gray.
  • *1982 , (TC Boyle), Water Music , Penguin 2006, p. 434:
  • *:An aureole of canescent hair fanned out round his head, and his jaws collapsed on toothless gums […].
  • (botany) Covered with short white or gray hairs; hoary.

    • Related terms

    * canescence ----

    incanescent

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (dated) Becoming hoary or grey; canescent.
    • (Webster 1913) ----