icterine

Examples

• All

• Newborns are sometimes monitored for an icterine appearance in the first days after birth.

• Many birds exhibit icterine feathers during mating season.

• The doctor noticed the patient's icterine eyes and ordered a blood test.

• The icterine hue of the leaves was striking.

• The doctor noticed the patient's icterine eyes and ordered a blood test.

• Her icterine skin was a clear sign of underlying liver problems.

• Newborns are sometimes monitored for an icterine appearance in the first days after birth.

Synonyms

Y

yellow

vsicterine

• Specialized

45 7.4

Having skin the color of a lemon because of illness

covers both medical discoloration and bird plumage tones

Y

yellowish

vsicterine

11 1.1

Slightly yellow in color

is the same yellow tone but also implies jaundice or bird plumage likeness

C

canary yellow

vsicterine

1 3.6

A bright yellow color like a canary's feathers

is broader, applying to both bird shades and pathological yellowing

Y

yellowish-white

vsicterine

1 2.3

White with a slight yellow tint

is yellower, not merely a white base with a faint tint

Y

yellow-brown

vsicterine

1 2.0

A brownish yellow color like dry autumn leaves

is lighter and more purely yellow rather than brownish

Y

yellow-orange

vsicterine

1 1.9

A color between yellow and orange, like a sunset

is less orange and more purely yellow like jaundice or birds

Y

yellowish-orange

vsicterine

1 3.0

A colour between yellow and orange, like a sunset

is more yellow and less dominated by orange tones

X

xanthous

vsicterine

• Specialized

9.9

Having a yellow color like an egg yolk

is similar but also evokes medical yellowing or bird feathers

O

ochry

vsicterine

9.7

Having a yellow-brown color like dry earth

is broader, covering both ocher tones and illness or bird colour

Y

yellow-tinged

vsicterine

3.5

Slightly yellow in color

is stronger, implying a more obvious yellow like jaundice or feathers

C

canary-yellow

vsicterine

2.9

A bright light yellow color like a canary's feathers

is similar but also regularly used for medical yellowing of skin

C

canary

vsicterine

• Literature

2.1

Of a light yellow color

covers that bird-like shade but also means yellow from illness

Y

yellowish-gray

vsicterine

• US

3.2

A gray color with a little yellow

is more clearly yellow and not primarily grey in tone

Y

yellow-gray

vsicterine

3.7

A grey color with a little yellow in it

leans more to plain yellow, not a grey-dominant mixture

O

orange yellow

vsicterine

2.8

A bright yellow color with a small touch of orange

is more straightforward yellow without a strong orange cast

How Yellow

bright yellow

12 1.0

golden

118 1.0

icterine

• Specialized

9.9

yellowish

11 1.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology