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- [al-uh-bas-ter, -bah-ster]
- /ˈæl əˌbæs tər, -ˌbɑ stər/
- /ˌæl.əˈbæs.tər/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [al-uh-bas-ter, -bah-ster]
- /ˈæl əˌbæs tər, -ˌbɑ stər/
Definitions of alabaster word
- uncountable noun alabaster Alabaster is a white stone that is used for making statues, vases, and ornaments. 3
- adjective alabaster If you say that someone has alabaster skin, you mean that their skin is very beautiful because it is so white and smooth. 3
- noun alabaster a fine-grained usually white, opaque, or translucent variety of gypsum used for statues, vases, etc 3
- noun alabaster a variety of hard semitranslucent calcite, often banded like marble 3
- adjective alabaster of or resembling alabaster 3
- noun alabaster a translucent, whitish, fine-grained variety of gypsum, used for statues, vases, etc. 3
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Origin of alabaster
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < Latin < Greek alábastros; replacing Middle English alabastre < Middle French < Latin
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Parts of speech for Alabaster
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
alabaster popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
alabaster usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for alabaster
adj alabaster
- ivory — the hard white substance, a variety of dentin, composing the main part of the tusks of the elephant, walrus, etc.
- fair — free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice: a fair decision; a fair judge.
- light — a light product, as a beer or cigarette.
- white — of the color of pure snow, of the margins of this page, etc.; reflecting nearly all the rays of sunlight or a similar light.
- pale — light-colored or lacking in color: a pale complexion; his pale face; a pale child. lacking the usual intensity of color due to fear, illness, stress, etc.: She looked pale and unwell when we visited her in the nursing home.
Antonyms for alabaster
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