melanousadj.

Brit.

/ˈmɛlənəs/, U.S.

/ˈmɛlənəs/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: melano- comb. form, -ous suffix.

Etymology: < melano- comb. form + -ous suffix. Compare earlier melanose adj., and also earlier melanic adj.

Chiefly Physical Anthropology. Now rare.

Designating or having dark hair or skin. Occasionally figurative and in extended use.

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the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > darkness > [adjective]

blackeOE

browned-black?c1510

dark?1537

black-faced1581

adust?1586

black-visaged1602

mulatto1622

kettle-faced1680

black-favoured1681

black-a-top1685

brown-complexioned1704

blackavised1721

brunette1724

brune1747

dark-skinned1750

black-looking1753

melanic1826

melanous1836

brunet1840

copper-skinned1873

brown-skinned1904

brown-

1836 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 3) I. 227 The Greeks were probably, in Homer's time as now, in general of a melanous variety.

1843 J. C. Prichard Nat. Hist. Man (1845) 78 As we know of no expressions in English precisely correspondent with these names, blonde and brunette, I have adopted those of xanthous and melanous as distinguishing terms.

1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 315 The skin, like the hair, is of the melanous order.

1865 T. H. Huxley Critiques & Addr. (1873) vii. 153 The ‘melanous’, with black hair and dark-brown or blackish skins.

1999 BBC Music Mag. Apr. 84/2 These are majestic, expansive accounts, their opulence enhanced by the melanous hue of low French Baroque pitch.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	melanous
释义	melanousadj. Brit. /ˈmɛlənəs/, U.S. /ˈmɛlənəs/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: melano- comb. form, -ous suffix. Etymology: < melano- comb. form + -ous suffix. Compare earlier melanose adj., and also earlier melanic adj. Chiefly Physical Anthropology. Now rare. Designating or having dark hair or skin. Occasionally figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ the world > life > the body > skin > complexion > darkness > [adjective] blackeOE browned-black?c1510 dark?1537 black-faced1581 adust?1586 black-visaged1602 mulatto1622 kettle-faced1680 black-favoured1681 black-a-top1685 brown-complexioned1704 blackavised1721 brunette1724 brune1747 dark-skinned1750 black-looking1753 melanic1826 melanous1836 brunet1840 copper-skinned1873 brown-skinned1904 brown- 1836 J. C. Prichard Res. Physical Hist. Mankind (ed. 3) I. 227 The Greeks were probably, in Homer's time as now, in general of a melanous variety. 1843 J. C. Prichard Nat. Hist. Man (1845) 78 As we know of no expressions in English precisely correspondent with these names, blonde and brunette, I have adopted those of xanthous and melanous as distinguishing terms. 1860 R. F. Burton in Jrnl. Royal Geogr. Soc. 1859 29 315 The skin, like the hair, is of the melanous order. 1865 T. H. Huxley Critiques & Addr. (1873) vii. 153 The ‘melanous’, with black hair and dark-brown or blackish skins. 1999 BBC Music Mag. Apr. 84/2 These are majestic, expansive accounts, their opulence enhanced by the melanous hue of low French Baroque pitch. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1836
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