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Definition of crayon
crayon
/ˈkreɪ.ɑːn/
cray · on
Plural:crayons
•Past Simple:crayoned
•Past Participle:crayoned
•Present Participle:crayoning
crayon Lexical Profile
CEFR
A2
Grade
1
Tier
1
Usage
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• noun
1
A stick of colored wax, charcoal, chalk, or similar material used for drawing or writing.
Example
"The kindergarten teacher handed each child a blank sheet of paper and a fresh box of crayons."
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1
To draw or color using a stick of colored wax or chalk.
Example
"He spent the entire afternoon crayoning a vibrant mural of a jungle landscape."
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Note that 'crayon' is a false friend to the modern French word 'crayon', which primarily means 'pencil', whereas the English word refers almost exclusively to colored wax sticks.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed into English in the mid-17th century from French 'crayon' (pencil), originally a diminutive of 'craie' (chalk), tracing back to the Latin 'creta' (chalk, earth).
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180019102020
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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Crayon. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Oct 16, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/crayon