xanthous

• Adjectif désuet signifiant jaune ou jaunâtre, issu du grec ancien 'xanthos'. Rarement utilisé en anglais moderne, il apparaît surtout dans des contextes scientifiques ou historiques.

An obsolete adjective meaning yellow or yellowish in color, derived from the Greek word 'xanthos'. It is rarely used in modern English, primarily appearing in scientific or historical contexts.

1. Yellow or yellowish in colorC2formal

   Describing something that has a yellow hue, similar to the color of an egg yolk.

   De couleur jaune ou jaunâtre

   • The xanthous petals of the sunflower brightened the garden.
   • Her xanthous scarf stood out against the gray winter sky.
   • The artist used a xanthous pigment to capture the warmth of the sunset.

   Synonymesamberflaxengoldensaffronyellowyellowish