Adjectives Ending With ESCENT
Here's the list of all the 82 Adjectives Ending With ESCENT in the English Language.
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| adolescent | 1. relating to or peculiar to or suggestive of an adolescent 2. being of the age 13 through 19 More Definitions → |
| crescent | 1. resembling the new moon in shape More Definitions → |
| fluorescent | 1. emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source 2. brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light More Definitions → |
| incandescent | 1. emitting light as a result of being heated 2. characterized by ardent emotion or intensity or brilliance More Definitions → |
| convalescent | 1. returning to health after illness or debility More Definitions → |
| iridescent | 1. varying in color when seen in different lights or from different angles 2. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors More Definitions → |
| luminescent | 1. emitting light not caused by heat More Definitions → |
| quiescent | 1. not active or activated 2. marked by a state of tranquil repose More Definitions → |
| pubescent | 1. (of animals especially human beings) having arrived at the onset of puberty (the age at which sex glands become functional) but not yet fully mature 2. covered with fine soft hairs or down More Definitions → |
| effervescent | 1. marked by high spirits or excitement 2. used of wines and waters; charged naturally or artificially with carbon dioxide More Definitions → |
| opalescent | 1. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors More Definitions → |
| pearlescent | 1. having a play of lustrous rainbow colors More Definitions → |
| evanescent | 1. tending to vanish like vapor More Definitions → |
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