Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

albinoism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: al-bi-no-ism
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

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

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English albino Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English albinoism From albino + -ism.

Usage

Inflected Forms

albinoisms (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

albino axanthism leucism vitiligo

Synonyms

albinism

Antonyms

melanism

Questions

What does albinoism mean?: 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
Where does albinoism come from?: Etymology tree English albino Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English albinoism From albino + -ism.

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