waxlike
Resembling candle material
Waxlike describes something resembling wax in appearance or texture—smooth, pale, slightly shiny, and often with a soft or pliable quality.
Skin described as waxlike typically looks unnaturally pale and smooth: His face had a waxlike pallor.
The word applies to plants with waxy coatings, certain fruits, or anything with that distinctive dull sheen.
Capable of bending easily
- softYielding to touch
- moldableCapable of being shaped
- shapableAble to be molded
- formableAble to be molded
plastic · yielding · workable · impressionable · softening · kneadable · sculpted · modeled
Smooth and shiny
- shinyReflecting light smoothly
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
- gleamingReflecting light brightly
smooth · sleek · buffed · burnished · glazed · varnished · lacquered · satin
Unhealthily lacking color
- sallowUnhealthily yellowish complexion
- wanPale and unwell-looking
- ashenPale, grayish-white
- colorlessDevoid of pigmentation
bloodless · pasty · cadaverous · deathly · ghostly · anemic · yellowish · unhealthy
Unpleasantly ingratiating or greasy
pliable
Capable of bending easily
formable · plastic · yielding · workable · impressionable · softening · kneadable · sculpted · modeled · pressed
glossy
Smooth and shiny
- shinyReflecting light smoothly
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- polishedSmooth, refined, accomplished
gleaming · smooth · sleek · buffed · burnished · glazed · varnished · lacquered · satin · silken
pallid
Unhealthily lacking color
colorless · bloodless · pasty · cadaverous · deathly · ghostly · anemic · yellowish · unhealthy · dull
oleaginous
Unpleasantly ingratiating or greasy