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albinistic

albinistic

9.5
Having very pale skin, light hair and often pink eyes
  • adjective
  • /ælˈbɪnɪstɪk/
  • Specialized
translation icon : albinista
  • The albinistic rabbit had pure white fur and pink eyes.

Examples

  • Many albinistic animals are sensitive to sunlight.

  • Researchers studied the albinistic traits in several animal species.

  • Her brother was born with albinistic features, including pale skin and light hair.

  • The albinistic rabbit was easily spotted in the snow.

  • The albinistic rabbit had pure white fur and pink eyes.

  • Her brother was born with albinistic features, including pale skin and light hair.

  • Many albinistic animals are sensitive to sunlight.

Synonyms

albino
vsalbinistic
11 6.9

Having very little color in skin, hair, and eyes

refers to being related to that condition rather than stating its presence
albinic
vsalbinistic
  • Specialized
9.9

Having very pale skin, hair, or eyes because the body makes little natural colour

is the adjectival variant used for the same meaning
albinotic
vsalbinistic
  • Specialized
9.9

Having very pale skin and hair and light or pink eyes because the body makes little colour

is a variant adjective with identical descriptive use
albinal
vsalbinistic
  • Specialized
9.9

Having very pale skin, hair, or eyes because the body does not make colour

is another adjective form that shares the same sense

Surface Forms

albinistic positive

Morphology

albinistic = albinism (transparent) = albin + istic

Formed by adding the productive adjectival suffix '-istic' to the noun 'albinism' (analogous to 'altruism' → 'altruistic'), so the meaning directly relates to albinism.

Etymology

Albinistic comes from the Latin root albus, meaning 'white', and shares this root with common words like albino and album. So albinistic describes people or animals with very pale skin, hair, or eyes because they have little natural colour.