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albinism

UK/ˈælbəˌnɪzəm/

albinism noun: congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.

Noun

albinism (countable and uncountable, plural albinisms)

  1. Congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
    Synonyms:
    albinoism

albinism meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Kannada and Tagalog

albinism in Tamil

வெள்ளுடல் நோய், வெளிறல், தோல் நிறமற்ற நிலை, வெண் தோல், நிறப்பசைக்கேடு, நிறமின்மை

albinism in Urdu

بَرصِیَت, سُورَج مُکھّی, برص کا مرض

albinism in Kannada

ಬಿಳಿಚತನ

albinism in Tagalog

lack of melanin pigmentation
pagkaanak-araw

Synonyms of albinism

Antonyms

Forms of albinism

pluralalbinisms

Origin of albinism

From albino + -ism.

Words formed from albinism

Questions about albinism

What does albinism mean?
Albinism means congenital lack of melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); the condition of being albino.
What is albinism in Tamil?
Albinism in Tamil is வெள்ளுடல் நோய், வெளிறல், தோல் நிறமற்ற நிலை. See Albinism meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is albinism?
Albinism is a noun.
How do you pronounce albinism?
Albinism is pronounced /ˈælbəˌnɪzəm/ (UK).
What is the plural of albinism?
The plural of albinism is albinisms.

Words near albinism in the dictionary

  1. albinal
  2. albiness
  3. albinesses
  4. Albinețul Vechi
  5. albinic
  6. albinism
  7. albinism-deafness syndrome
  8. albinisms
  9. albinistic
  10. albino
  11. albinocracies

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Adapted from Wiktionary: albinism (page history and authors); albinism (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); albinism (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); albinism (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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