Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

caucasoid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.74 in modern English

Syllables: cau-ca-soid
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Being a member of a human racial classification composed of several peoples inhabiting Europe, North Africa, West Asia, and parts of East Africa, South Asia and Central Asia – as well as their descendants in other world regions.

Dated

noun

A member of this racial classification.

Dated; Offensive

Example Sentences

"It's also nice to see some non-white skin in these pages since almost all of the skin aimed at the "gay market" is distinctly Caucasoid."

Etymology

From Caucasian + -oid.

Usage

Inflected Forms

more Caucasoid (comparative) most Caucasoid (superlative) Caucazoid (alternative) Caucasoids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Africoid Capoid Mongoloid Negroid

Synonyms

Europid Europoid caucasian

Questions

What does caucasoid mean?: Being a member of a human racial classification composed of several peoples inhabiting Europe, North Africa, West Asia, and parts of East Africa, South Asia and Central Asia – as well as their descendants in other world regions.
Where does caucasoid come from?: From Caucasian + -oid.

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