xanthochroid
/zænˈθəʊkɹɔɪd/
xanthochroid adjective: pertaining to the Xanthochroi; having fair hair and a pale complexion.
Adjective
xanthochroid (comparative more xanthochroid, superlative most xanthochroid)
- Pertaining to the Xanthochroi; having fair hair and a pale complexion.
Noun
xanthochroid (plural xanthochroids)
- A member of the Xanthochroi.
- They may have been the first black people ever to set foot in Trasero County, certainly the first that many of the PR³ inhabitants had ever seen, so that a good deal of rudimentary history had to be gone over before the discussion even caught up with the present day. As this ground on, Rex grew...1990, Thomas Pynchon, Vineland, Random House, page 230
Forms of xanthochroid
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more xanthochroid |
| superlative | most xanthochroid |
| Noun | |
| plural | xanthochroids |
Origin of xanthochroid
From Xanthochroi.
Questions about xanthochroid
- What does xanthochroid mean?
- Xanthochroid means pertaining to the Xanthochroi; having fair hair and a pale complexion.
- What part of speech is xanthochroid?
- Xanthochroid can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce xanthochroid?
- Xanthochroid is pronounced /zænˈθəʊkɹɔɪd/.
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