Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun etiolation

3 senses of etiolation

Sense 1
etiolation -- (a pale and sickly appearance; "his etiolation signaled years in prison")
       => appearance, visual aspect -- (outward or visible aspect of a person or thing)

Sense 2
etiolation -- (the act of weakening by stunting the growth or development of something; "the etiolation of the critical tradition")
       => weakening -- (the act of reducing the strength of something)

Sense 3
etiolation -- ((botany) the act of causing a plant to develop without chlorophyll by growing it without exposure to sunlight; "the etiolation of celery")
       => bleach -- (the act of whitening something by bleaching it (exposing it to sunlight or using a chemical bleaching agent))