xanthous
- adjective
- /ˈzænθəs/
- Specialized
- The painter chose a xanthous hue to brighten the living room walls.
Examples
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In the sunlight, the chick's feathers appeared soft and xanthous.
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Her hair had a xanthous tint, reminiscent of ripe wheat fields.
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The artist used a xanthous palette for the sunset.
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Her dress was a bright xanthous color.
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In the sunlight, the chick's feathers appeared soft and xanthous.
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The painter chose a xanthous hue to brighten the living room walls.
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Her dress was a bright xanthous color.
Synonyms
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1.0
Having the color between green and orange like a lemon
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1.1
Slightly yellow in color
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7.5
Pale yellow hair like dry straw
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2.5
A pale white color with a little yellow
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2.0
A brownish yellow color like dry autumn leaves
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1.9
A color between yellow and orange, like a sunset
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3.2
A color between brown and yellow
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2.3
White with a slight yellow tint
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2.4
A strong, intense yellow like a ripe pumpkin
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3.0
A colour between yellow and orange, like a sunset
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3.5
Slightly yellow in color
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Having a yellow-brown color like dry earth
A bright yellow color with a golden tone like sunlight
Having a yellow color, especially of the skin or eyes
How Yellow
Surface Forms
Morphology
xanthous = xanthic (opaque) = xanth + ous
The combining form 'xanth-' is a specialized Greek-derived element not familiar to average learners, so adding the productive suffix '-ous' does not make the meaning transparently derivable.
Etymology
Xanthous comes from the Greek root xanthos, which means 'yellow'. So xanthous is used to describe something 'yellow' or 'yellowish', like an egg yolk or a chick's feathers.