etiolation
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a pale and sickly appearance
his etiolation signaled years in prison
Types & categories
- appearance hypernym
Related & opposite
- etiolate derivation
Sense 2 noun
the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something
the etiolation of the critical tradition
Types & categories
- weakening hypernym
Related & opposite
- etiolate derivation
Sense 3 noun
(botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight
the etiolation of celery
Types & categories
- bleach hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | etiolate |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | appearance |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | etiolate |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | weakening |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | etiolate |
| 3 | domain topic | Related & opposite | phytology |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | bleach |