Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

xanthism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: xan-thism
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.

Uncountable

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξανθισμός (xanthismós), by surface analysis, xanth- + -ism.

Usage

Uncountable

Derived Forms

axanthism

Questions

What does xanthism mean?: A yellowish colouring of pigments in hair, skin, feathers, etc.
Where does xanthism come from?: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ξανθισμός (xanthismós), by surface analysis, xanth- + -ism.

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