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xanthous

[ zan-thuhs ]

adjective



xanthous

/ ˈæθə /

adjective

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

Origin of xanthous1

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