cinereous
Definition
Adjective: Having the color of ash; of a grayish color resembling cinders or wood ash.
Usage Examples
- (The bird's feathers were a grayish color like ash.)
- (The walls had a grayish, ash-like coating.)
Advanced Usage
- "cinereous vulture": A specific species of vulture (Aegypius monachus) known for its ash-gray feathers.
- The cinereous vulture soared high above the mountains, its dark gray wingspan casting a shadow. (A large vulture species with ash-gray coloration.)
Variants and Related Words
- Cineritious (adj): Another form of the word, meaning having the color of ashes; used less commonly in modern English.
- The cineritious clouds at dawn gave the sky a melancholic appearance. (The ash-colored clouds looked sad.)
Synonyms
- Ashen: Pale gray, like ashes.
- Ash-gray: Of a gray color resembling ash.
- Cindery: Resembling or covered with cinders.
Related Idioms (N/A for this word)
No common idioms or phrasal verbs exist for cinereous; it is a technical or literary term primarily used in ornithology, geology, or descriptive writing.