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xanthous

 Play xan·thous
yellow or yellowish

Origin of xanthous

from Classical Greek xanthos, yellow (see xantho-) + -ous


xanthous

adjective

Archaic
Yellow.

xanthous

Adjective

(not comparable)

  1. Yellow-brown; yolk-colored.
  2. (archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.
Antonyms
  • (pertaining to people): leucous, melanous
Origin

From Ancient Greek ξανθός (ksanthos, “yellow").


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Words near xanthous in the dictionary


  • xanthosoma-sagittifolium
  • xanthospermous
  • xanthotis
  • xanthotoxin
  • xanthous
  • xanthoxenite
  • xanthoxenites
  • xanthoxylene
  • xanthoxylum
  • xanthurenic

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