xanthous

[zan-thuhs]

adjective

1. yellow.

2. yellowish.

xanthous

/ ˈzænθəs /

adjective

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of xanthous¹

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

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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