XANTHOUS

yellow, yellowish, xanthous

(adjective) of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Adjective

xanthous (not comparable)

Yellow-brown; yolk-colored.

(archaic, ethnology) Pertaining to people with yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.

Antonyms

• (pertaining to people): leucous, melanous

Source: Wiktionary


Xan"thous, a. Etym: [Gr.

Definition: Yellow; specifically (Ethnol.), of or pertaining to those races of man which have yellowish, red, auburn, or brown hair.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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