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celadon.

A pale green colour, possibly tinted with gray.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈsɛlədən/UK/ˈsɛlədɒn/UK/ˈsɛləˌdɑn/US
  1. A pale green colour, possibly tinted with gray.

    uncountable · usually
  2. A pale green Chinese glaze.

    uncountable · usually
  3. A ceramic ware with a pale green glaze.

    uncountable · usually
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from the French céladon, from the character named Céladon, who wore pale green ribbons, in the novel L'Astrée by Honoré d'Urfé, from Latin Celadon, a warrior's name in Ovid's Metamorphoses, related to Ancient Greek κέλᾰδος (kélădos, “din, clamour”).

adj/ˈsɛlədən/UK/ˈsɛlədɒn/UK/ˈsɛləˌdɑn/US
  1. Of a pale green colour tinted with gray.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from the French céladon, from the character named Céladon, who wore pale green ribbons, in the novel L'Astrée by Honoré d'Urfé, from Latin Celadon, a warrior's name in Ovid's Metamorphoses, related to Ancient Greek κέλᾰδος (kélădos, “din, clamour”).

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