xanthous
pronunciation
How to pronounce xanthous in British English:
UK ['zænθəs]
How to pronounce xanthous in American English:
US ['zænθəs]
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- Adjective:
- similar to the color of an egg yolk
Word Origin
- xanthous (adj.)
- 1829, "fair-haired and light-complexioned," from Greek xanthos "yellow," of unknown origin (see xantho-). But the word also was used in 19c. anthropology as "specifying the yellow or Mongoloid type of mankind" [Century Dictionary].
Example
- 1. The xanthous gal like to lie on the terrace of cabana and chat with those earnest n.