auricomous

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UK/ˌɔːˈɹɪk.ə.məs/

adjective

Having golden hair; yellow-haired.

OriginLatin auricomus →
Scrabble 14
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Meanings

adjectiveauricomous (comparative more auricomous, superlative most auricomous)

comparative more auricomous · superlative most auricomous

  1. Having golden hair; yellow-haired.

    Mrs. Hepenstall, a very frisky matron, and her friend of the auricomous hair, looked blankest forgetfulness.

    1882, Mrs. May Laffan Hartley, Hogan, M.P.: A Novel, page 374
    1 more example

    Meanwhile Lord Bantam, taking off his hat, stood forward, the sun flaunting brilliantly on his auricomous poll.

    1872, Edward Jenkins, Lord Bantam: A Satire, page 93

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
blond

Origin

  1. Latinauricomus“golden-haired”
  2. Englishauricomous

From Latin auricomus (“golden-haired”), from aurum (“gold”) + coma (“hair of the head”). Compare English floricomous.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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