aithochrous

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/ʌɪˈθəʊkɹəs/

adjective

reddish-brown, ruddy

OriginAncient Greek αἰθός →
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Meanings

adjectiveaithochrous (comparative more aithochrous, superlative most aithochrous)

comparative more aithochrous · superlative most aithochrous

  1. reddish-brown, ruddy

    a boy as splendid and aithochrous as the Cnossan striplings wrestling among blue flowers on Minos’ walls

    1974, Guy Davenport, Tatlin!

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekαἰθός“reddish brown”
  2. Englishaithochrous

From Ancient Greek αἰθός (aithós, “reddish brown”) + χρώς (khrṓs, “color”).

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aithochrous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aithochrous

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“aithochrous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aithochrous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “aithochrous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/aithochrous.

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