xanthous


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Related to xanthous: yellowish

xan·thous

 (zăn′thəs)
adj. Archaic
Yellow.
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xanthous

(ˈzænθəs)
adj
(Anthropology & Ethnology) of, relating to, or designating races with yellowish hair and a light complexion
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adj.1.xanthous - of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
chromatic - being or having or characterized by hue
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Translations
жълт
kellanruskea
żółto-brązowy
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We love him for his lexical flash (why say yellow when you can say xanthous?), but Mencken had substance as well as style.
The youngest of the Valleyan elders, a gnome-like, xanthous chap, the latter feature likely a product of his neurotic habit of chewing carotenoid-enriched gum, replied, "You know the risks.