XANTHOUS Definition & Meaning

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xanthous

[ zan-thuhs ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

yellow.
yellowish.

xanthous

/ ˈ��æ��θə�� /

adjective

of, relating to, or designating races with yellowish hair and a light complexion

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�y��vlog History and Origins

Origin of xanthous¹

1820–30; < Greek xanth ( ó�� ) yellow + -ous

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Example Sentences

What imaginable intelligence could compensate her for the flat blueness of her eyes, the xanthous pallor of her hair, the doll-like pink of her cheeks?

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The xanthous complexion is rare, though not unknown in cities, but the leucous does not exist.

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