English Explanatory Dictionary

albino

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
noun
  1. A person or animal congenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); one born with albinism.

Pronunciation

/ælˈbiːnəʊ/ /ælˈbaɪnoʊ/ /alˈbiːnoː/ en-us-albino.ogg

Word forms

albino albinos albinoes

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese albino and Spanish albino. * Portuguese albino is from Medieval Latin albinus, from Latin albus * Spanish albino is diminutive of albo, from Latin albus (“white”).

Synonyms

albinal albinic albinistic albinoid hypomelanistic hypomelanoid amelanistic amelanoid

Antonyms

hypermelanistic hypermelanoid melanistic melanoid melano

Related words

hypopigmented hyperpigmented leucistic

Derived words

albinoid albinistic albiness albinism albinoism pseudoalbino
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