CANESCENT

PRONUNCIATION: (kuh-NES-uhnt)

MEANING: adjective:

ETYMOLOGY: From Latin canescere (to grow gray or white), from canus (white, hoary). Earliest documented use: 1775. A synonym is hoary.
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ZANESCENT - turning grey or white; becoming hoary.

CAKE SCENT - the enticing aroma of a bakery

"I-CAN"-ESCENT - becoming more confident over time