Meanings
- not comparableCongenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
Synonyms: albinal, albinic, albinistic, albinoid, hypomelanistic, hypomelanoid, amelanistic, amelanoid
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveCongenitally lacking melanin pigmentation in the skin, eyes, and hair or feathers (or more rarely only in the eyes); born with albinism.
nounA 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.
antonym(s) of “having an excess of melanin”
Origin
- Latinalbus
- Medieval Latinalbinus
- Spanishalbino
- Portuguesealbino
- Englishalbino
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”).
More words from Portuguese, Spanish, Medieval Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic أَمْهَق
- أَمْهَق (ʔamhaq)congenitally lacking melanin
Catalan albí, albí
- albícongenitally lacking melanin
- albíone congenitally lacking melanin
Danish albino
- albinoone congenitally lacking melanin
Dutch albino, albino
- albinocongenitally lacking melanin
- albinoone congenitally lacking melanin
Esperanto albina, albino
- albinacongenitally lacking melanin
- albinoone congenitally lacking melanin
Finnish albiino-, albiino
- albiino-congenitally lacking melanin
- albiinoone congenitally lacking melanin
French albinos, albinos
- albinoscongenitally lacking melanin
- albinosone congenitally lacking melanin
German albino-, Albino
- albino-congenitally lacking melanin
- Albinoone congenitally lacking melanin
Greek αλμπίνος
- αλμπίνος (almpínos)one congenitally lacking melanin
Irish ailbíneach, bánaí
- ailbíneachone congenitally lacking melanin
- bánaíone congenitally lacking melanin
Italian albino
- albinoone congenitally lacking melanin
Japanese アルビノの, 白子
- アルビノの (arubino no)congenitally lacking melanin
- 白子one congenitally lacking melanin
- アルビノ (arubino)one congenitally lacking melanin
Korean 알비노의, 알비노
- 알비노의 (albino-ui)congenitally lacking melanin
- 알비노 (albino)one congenitally lacking melanin
Malay balar, balar
- balarcongenitally lacking melanin
- balarone congenitally lacking melanin
- albinoone congenitally lacking melanin
Māori kōrako
- kōrakoone congenitally lacking melanin
Norwegian Bokmål albino, albino
- albinocongenitally lacking melanin
- albinoone congenitally lacking melanin
Polish albinotyczny, bielaczy
- albinotycznycongenitally lacking melanin
- bielaczycongenitally lacking melanin
- albinosone congenitally lacking melanin
- albinoskaone congenitally lacking melanin
Portuguese albino, albina
- albinocongenitally lacking melanin
- albinacongenitally lacking melanin
- albinoone congenitally lacking melanin
- albinaone congenitally lacking melanin
Russian альбино́с, альбино́ска
- альбино́с (alʹbinós)one congenitally lacking melanin
- альбино́ска (alʹbinóska)one congenitally lacking melanin
Spanish albino, albino
- albinocongenitally lacking melanin
- albinoone congenitally lacking melanin
- albinaone congenitally lacking melanin
Swahili zeruzeru, zeruzeru
- zeruzerucongenitally lacking melanin
- zeruzeruone congenitally lacking melanin
- albinoone congenitally lacking melanin
Swedish albino-, albino
- albino-congenitally lacking melanin
- albinoone congenitally lacking melanin
Tagalog anak-araw, sarka
- anak-arawcongenitally lacking melanin
- sarkacongenitally lacking melanin
- anak-arawone congenitally lacking melanin
- sarkaone congenitally lacking melanin
Thai เผือก
- เผือก (pʉ̀ʉak)congenitally lacking melanin
Welsh albinaidd, albino
- albinaiddcongenitally lacking melanin
- albinoone congenitally lacking melanin
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Cite this entry
albino. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albino
“albino.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albino. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “albino,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/albino.
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