Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913 Ashen /ăsh'-ən/ · Ash·en · IPA /ˈæʃ.ən/ a. a. n. 01 a. Of or pertaining to the ash tree. 1. Of or pertaining to the ash tree. 02 a. Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown and gray, or white and gray. 1. Consisting of, or resembling, ashes; of a color between brown and gray, or white and gray. “The ashen hue of age.” — Sir W. Scott. 03 n. obs. pl. for Ashes. 1. obs. pl. for Ashes. See: Ashes